manly; masculine; like a man
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
difficult to eat; unpalatable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
parboiling; preparatory boiling
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling food
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
dice; die; baton (of command)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to cook (something) with rice
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment