to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
trembling with excitement
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
regret; repentance; remorse
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
unseasonable; out-of-season
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on