item; commodity; list of articles
all sorts of; all kinds of
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
chopping (vegetables) into chunks
moderate; proper; just right
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
(your, his, her) daughter
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
to bail (e.g. water from a boat); to ladle
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; stock
health; healthy; sound; fit
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
cookware; cooking utensil
present continuous tense; present progressive form