at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sampling food; tasting; trying
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
rare (or peculiar) animal
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
legendary beast; magical beast
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be too numerous; to be too much
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire