chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to backfire; to have a harmful result
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
potato chips; potato crisps
journey; route of a journey
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
does not match (one's, its) appearance
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
usually; under usual circumstances
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
way of eating; how to eat
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
setting a place; setting the table
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth