to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
cooking; food preparation
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
root crops; root vegetables
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
private brand; private-label brand
daily food; regular diet; staple food
béchamel sauce; white sauce
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
unconditional command; must-obey order
official announcement; proclamation
to be on the right track; to be close enough
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
to steal; to shoplift; to play pachinko