Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
grilled surface; seared appearance; searing
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
difficult to eat; unpalatable
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
another thing; exception; special case
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to pierce through; to break through
other side; opposite side; other party
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
just because; even if; even though
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate