speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
ninth day of the month; nine days
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
kitchen; financial situation
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
silence (not speaking); muteness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cookware; cooking utensil
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
selection; choice; option
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
chopping board; cutting board
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction