exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be needed; to be wanted
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
set meal; special (of the day)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
just a minute; small quantity
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
while; even though; despite
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(some) more; even more; longer; further
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to like; to love; to be fond of
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
senior high school; high school
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
cooking; food preparation
vocational school; technical school
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post