almost every day; almost daily
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
powdered cheese; cheese powder
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
rice cake wrapped in oak leaves; sleeping in a futon folded in half
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
desperately; for one's dear life
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
word; term; language; speech
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
how; in what way; in what manner
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction