anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
rice polishing; polished rice
antiquity; the previous era
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
(United States of) America; USA
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
bowl of rice with food on top
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal