strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
passing through without stopping; passing by
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
convenient; handy; useful
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
in terms of; from the point of view of
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
more than anything; above all else
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
the height of folly; sheer stupidity