to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
interior; inside; internal
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to mix; to blend; to combine
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
substitute article; back-up
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
strongish; somewhat strong
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to become empty; to be emptied
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
upper half of the body; upper body
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord