in a little bit; after a short while
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
coverall apron; cook's apron
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
(small crunchy) dried sardines
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
outside world; physical world
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
black rotary-dial telephone
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to have a smattering knowledge of
rice cooking; boiling rice
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
(not saying anything) no matter what
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal