side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
appointment; rendezvous; date
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
womanly; ladylike; feminine
just past noon; afternoon
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous