fruit of a tree; nut; berry
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
creative cookery; creative cuisine
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
growth period (in children)
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
carbonization; carbonisation
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for