construction camp; bunkhouse; workers' living quarters
soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling food
big breasts; big boobs; boing; sproing; pow
cooking expert; culinary researcher
to flavor; to flavour; to season
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
out-of-school; off-campus
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
used article (esp. clothes)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
this and that; such and such
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
seasoning; flavour; flavor