eating together; dining together; having a meal together
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
although there are many of them
postcard; memo; note; card
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
crowbar; bar (unit of pressure); bar; café
creative cookery; creative cuisine
society; the world; the times
Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
wood glue; school glue; white glue; PVA glue
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
performing arts; acrobatics
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
jackal (carnivores, Canis aureus ssp., C. adustus, C. mesomelas)
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
yeast mash; yeast starter
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
chopping (vegetables) into chunks
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic