mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to put into the mouth; to eat
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
unfairness; injustice; partiality
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
subtracting points; points deducted
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
whole story; full picture; full particulars
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
reduction of salt; sodium restriction
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
desalinating with water; salt removal
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to do over; to remake; to resume
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
childish; child-like; immature; infantile