speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
to smash down; to beat in
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
green beefsteak plant; green perilla
kanji "dotted cliff" radical (radical 53)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
company president; manager; director
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
delicious; appetizing; appetising
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
XO sauce (spicy seafood sauce used primarily in Cantonese cooking)
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps
chicken bones; chicken carcass
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
it's been a long time; long time no see
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually