annotation; explanatory note; comment
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to look away; to avert one's eyes
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
must not; should not; do not
because; for; the reason why is ...
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round