exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to anticipate; to foresee
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
tortoiseshell; tortoise shell; tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to cook; to handle (well); to manage
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
being good at cooking; good cook
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
(woman's) undersash; datemaki; rolled omelette mixed with fish paste (omelet)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
Aves (class of vertebrates comprising the birds)
brood parasitism (planting one's eggs in another bird's nest, as demonstrated by the cuckoo, etc.)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
fish or vegetables pickled in sake lees
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)