polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
exceptional item; extraordinary product
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be needed; to be wanted
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
in this way; along these lines; similarly
major subject; special study
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet