apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to throw into; to toss into
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
practical question (problem); practical matter
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(dying of) natural causes
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
in the end; at the end of the day