plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
indirection; indirectness
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
item; article; dish; course; finest item
farmers' market; farm shop
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
local production for local consumption
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
on hand; readily available
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
Thousand Island (dressing)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
pre-washed rice; wash-free rice; musenmai
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
rice cooking; boiling rice
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
inside; interior; inner part
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
somewhat below; slightly below
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)