childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
dietary education; nutrition education; food education
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
blue sky; erudition; detachment from the world; high rank
mass infection; infection outbreak; infection cluster
to focus on; to bring into focus
creative cookery; creative cuisine
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to eat too much; to overeat
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
to flavor; to flavour; to season
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
moderate; proper; just right
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
school; school building; schoolhouse
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
nutritional value; food value
(temporary) closure of school
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
hostile relations; hostile relationship
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
coating (esp. lacquering)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it