丁

(light) scoring (in cooking)

even or odd

Food, cooking

hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture

kitchen knife for sashimi

tincture of iodine

A, B, C and D; first, second, third and fourth

Idiomatic expression

first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; plot 1, block 1

all-purpose kitchen knife

nakiri knife; vegetable knife

Card games

oicho-kabu (traditional gambling game)

the most trying spot or period; the most difficult period

lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

all-purpose kitchen knife; santoku knife

bitter tincture

eloquent and skilled (worker)

Sumo

body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)

polite and courteous

one cake of bean curd

knife sharpener

Idiomatic expression

both eloquent and skilled

rectangular-shaped thin-bladed knife (esp. used for vegetables)

eel knife

tailor's knife

half-leather binding