to make oneself available (free)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to begin; to set about; to start
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to attempt; to test; to try out
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
regional cuisine; local cuisine
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
one's own work; making by oneself
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
vitality; (one's) life force
living thing; organism; creature; biology
picking; collecting; harvesting
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
source of worry; source of distress