bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
along; parallel to; in accordance with
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
snake; serpent; large snake
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
slicing a fish down its back
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
cooking; food preparation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
slicing (a vegetable, chicken breast, etc.) diagonally; cutting (diagonally) into thin slices; shaving into slivers
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg