napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
shabu-shabu-like hotpot dish with pork, spinach, etc.
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
long-awaited; much-awaited
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
standby; preparation; arrangement
finish; finishing; finishing touches
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(battery) charger; AC adapter
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously