bento; Japanese box lunch
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
distant look; faraway look
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to think of; to come up with
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
cookware; cooking utensil
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb