transmittance; permeability
to be transparent; to show through
penetration; permeation; transmission
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be dried out; to be parched
general; popular; common; typical
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
mentioning later; discussing below
cooking; food preparation
composition; constitution
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
representative; exemplary; model
eating rice; (cereal) grains
food; food products; foodstuffs
flour; meal; powder; dust
rice vermicelli; rice noodles
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion