rare; strange; odd; peculiar
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
thin green spring onion shoots (esp. minced as a condiment)
coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)
freshly-ground (e.g. coffee, pepper); fresh ground
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
germinated brown rice; sprouted brown rice
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
ocean fish; saltwater fish
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
even so; anyhow; at any rate
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
like this; in this way; as you see
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring