very interesting; of great interest
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
first segment of a chicken's wing; drumette
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to wash away; to rinse off
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
ground glass; frosted glass
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
bathing; going in the bath
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
seasoning; flavour; flavor
finish; finishing; finishing touches
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)