cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
one's share; one's portion
by myself; in person; by oneself
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
inside; interior; inner part
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass (of time); to elapse
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
book; volume; this; present; main; head
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be helpful; to be useful
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin