mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
section; cross section; profile
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
all; entire; whole; altogether
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
middle of the night; dead of night
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
chief; main; principal; important
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
bento; Japanese box lunch
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
one act (of a play); scene; event
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
respect and affection; love and respect
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery