Be afraid and you'll never raise a real knife. The reason a Japanese knife is single-bevel is none other than this: the delicate concave hollow on its back, the urasuki, cuts the contact with the food to the minimum and prevents crushing the cells. (N1 lesson 152)
In the profound tranquility of a tea room, charred magnolia charcoal stands as the sole possible choice to burn without emitting odors or smoke that could interfere with incense. (N1 lesson 172)
Never letting the flame touch it, grilling it slowly and drawing out the water only with the radiant heat of glowing charcoal: for that, there is nothing but "strong heat from far away". (N1 lesson 194)
Indeed. To strip away the root causes of harsh aftertastes and allow the noble elegance of the ginjo bouquet to flourish, there is no other recourse than braving this extreme rice-polishing threshold. (N1 lesson 221)
You formally succeed to the title of Ninth-Generation Lineage Custodian, continuing three centuries of unbroken history. In this turbulent era, the leader capable of preserving classical truth while breathing modern life into our craft is none other than you. (N1 lesson 278)
