to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
metallic sound; metallic clank
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
asymmetry; dissymmetry; unsymmetry
partly open; in half bloom
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
natto (fermented soybeans)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
scallion; green onion; spring onion
rolled Japanese-style omelette
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
one grain; one drop; one bead
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
apron (waist-down); waist apron
by your leave; with your permission
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
to have the privilege of doing