desalinating with water; salt removal
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
bad acting; lousy performance; wooden acting
wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
anger; passion; rage; temper
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
country living; life in the country; country life
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
in the morning; during the morning
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
nothing much (of one's own gift, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
important point; point to make note of
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
heating apparatus; heater
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to sob; to be choked with tears
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
example; exercise (for the reader)
to harden earth into a mass
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)