that is to say; so that means
half the body; half length
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
cookware; cooking utensil
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to fly around; to scatter
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to cease; to stop; to be over
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
study; diligence; discount; reduction
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be too numerous; to be too much
way (of doing); manner; method; means
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
white spring onion; white scallion
shell (e.g. of a pea); pod; hull