(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
like it or not; like or not like
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
action of making something; -ification
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)