notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to be entwined; to be involved
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
preliminary arrangements; spade work
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
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)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
expression; presentation; representation; notation
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 pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
another thing; exception; special case
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine