polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
polish; grinding; sharpening
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
manly; masculine; like a man
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
difficult to eat; unpalatable
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
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
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