ginger (Zingiber officinale)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
no need to guess; certainly
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to mix; to stir; to blend
joint together; opposite; facing
naturally; of course; understandably
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
bursting with juice; oozing with savory juices (esp. when bitten); with a gloss (e.g. makeup); with shine; sleekily
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap