so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
several times; several degrees
suffering from the heat; heatstroke; heat prostration
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
local production for local consumption
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
Japanese food; Japanese meal