to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
feeling keenly; fully realizing
main cause; primary factor
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
seasoning; flavour; flavor
cooking; food preparation
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
borscht (Eastern European and Russian soup, usu. made with beets); borsch
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
beef boiled with soy sauce, ginger and sugar
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
estimate (of costs); budget
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
disinfection; sterile filtration
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter