riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
bread flour (high gluten); strong flour; hard flour
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
green laver (Enteromorpha); green dried seaweed; nori
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply