cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
reopening; resumption; restarting
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
they; those guys; those fellows
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
one by one; one after another; successively
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
both hands; both arms; ten
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
a great variety of; diversity
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for