mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to say; to be called; to do
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
cooking; food preparation
dinner (esp. a formal one)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
mammary gland; lacteal gland
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
soaking (fabric) in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
full breasts; ample breasts; breast enlargement
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor