cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cooking; food preparation
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to shake; to waver; to tremble
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
(social) position; status
garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
related to; in relation to
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
powerful person; influential person
one by one; one after another; successively
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
very; much; greatly; a lot of
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to talk (a person) down; to confute
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
within; inside of; less than
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
karoshi; death from overwork
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
immigration check; immigration inspection
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand