early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
linseed oil; flaxseed oil
lamp soot; lamp smoke; lampblack
soot of burnt pine; ink stick (made from burnt pine)
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
chimney sweeping (cleaning)
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part
paste; glue; clothing starch
agricultural community; farm village; rural
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
does not; can not; will not
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
is something that; is that which
main ingredient; main component
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
summertime; summer season
lime; quicklime; caustic lime