to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
right in the middle (of); midst; height
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
doing whatever one pleases
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
shellfish; seashell; shell
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
opinion; point of view; visual point
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
passing the winter; hibernation
wintertime; winter season
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
chief; main; principal; major
reform; reformation; reorganization
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
the Industrial Revolution