to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
brown; light brown; tawny
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
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
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
natural disaster; cataclysm
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet