to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
chicken bones; chicken carcass
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
substitute article; back-up
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
vehement objection; bitter opposition
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to communicate; to commune
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to press against each other; to huddle together
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
on hand; readily available
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to call out; to ask someone to come