letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
central part; heart (of a city)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
care; precaution; guarding; caution
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
heating; application of heat
an assortment; combination
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
clear solution; clean decision
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
setting a place; setting the table