good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
trial product; prototype model
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
rave reviews; extremely high praise
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
sampling food; tasting; trying
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning