to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
no need to guess; certainly
joint together; opposite; facing
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
set meal; special (of the day)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
exclusive; attached to; specialist
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to happen to meet; to come across
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
this is why; this means; it is the case that