sampling food; tasting; trying
way (of doing); manner; method; means
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
older brother and younger sister
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
skilled miner; coal-cutter
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
to pile up; to accumulate
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
flour; meal; powder; dust
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)