hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
completion ceremony; graduation ceremony
chemistry laboratory; chemical laboratory
bowl of rice with food on top
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
in any case; whatever the case may be
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to be on the right track; to be close enough
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
Japanese food; Japanese meal
cook-house; galley; kitchen
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
when; at what moment; what time
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined