to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
polished rice; uncooked white rice
germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
rice polishing; polished rice
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
comparatively high; fairly expensive
unconditionally; as a rule
to attempt; to test; to try out
quality (of a product or a service)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
suffix for familiar person
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
corpulence; fatness; obesity
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
sugar palm (Arenga pinnata)
sugar maple (Acer saccharum); rock maple
sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor var. saccharatum)
refined sugar; sugar refining
toilet; lavatory; quiet place
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
sucrose; saccharose; cane sugar
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
raw sugar; unrefined sugar
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
centrifugal separation method; centrifuge process; centrifugation method