excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
sour look; surly face; pout
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
difference; discrepancy; variation
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
one way or the other; either way
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to put on airs; to assume importance
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored