grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
essence; true nature; substance; reality
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
falsely similar; counterfeit
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
internal organs; intestines; viscera
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of