genius; prodigy; natural gift
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to go with the flow; to go with the times
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
to tumble down; to roll down
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
desalinating with water; salt removal
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
right under; directly below; right beneath
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
portable earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
elegance; taste; refinement
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
student of a women's college; female university student
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
half-moon; half a month; semicircle