Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
regular customer; valued client
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
relatively; comparatively
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
one more time; once more; once again
and; thereupon; because of that
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
supreme; sublime; highest
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
strongish; somewhat strong
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
cannot be compared with; no match for
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
incessant working; working non-stop
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily