Vocabulary

Kaiser roll

table roll

pain de campagne (French sourdough bread)

over-commitment

lima bean

person going (away)

debate; argument; lawsuit; (legal) dispute

royal capital; imperial capital

organic rice

alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)

processed starch; modified starch

modified starch

gum tragacanth

brightening agent; glazing agent; polishing agent

coffee time; tea time; coffee break

restaurant industry; dining-out industry

Chinese name

original fabric; whole cloth

desalinating with water; salt removal

keeping soil in good condition

unpolished rice powder; brown rice flour

monk's allowed daily necessities (clothes, food, etc.)

going elsewhere

patent pending

patent application; patent filings

assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.)

patent pending

salt equivalent; sodium chloride equivalent

glutinous rice flour; sticky rice flour

national traits; national character

feral child

macrobiotic diet; macrobiotics

puff piece (in a newspaper, etc.); flatteringly exaggerated article; sycophantic article

starch acetate

handleless Japanese tea pot

acetobacter; acetic acid bacteria

insect net; mosquito net

paper for wrapping a letter

baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood

purifying wisdom of a buddha