skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
gosu porcelain; asbolite; zaffer
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
800,000; eight hundred thousand
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
National Center Test for University Admissions
Kyoto Institute of Technology
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
acquisition of a qualification
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
cooking class; cookery school
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
paper towel; kitchen paper; kitchen roll
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
both sides; two sides; double-sided
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
green spring onion shoots
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi