kitchen; financial situation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
failure; mistake; blunder
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
suffix for familiar person
still; even now; to this day
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
in one's own way or style
everything; anything; nothing
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character