changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
falling apart while cooking
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
pleasant feeling; good vibes
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to be greenish; to be tinged green
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
apparent; obvious; very clear
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
tingling; stinging; pungently
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
to peel; to skin; to pare
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar