to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
at once; immediately; right now
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
up until now; as recently as the present
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
(period of) a year; during an era
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to be sticky; to be close together
while; during (the time when)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
tofu; bean curd; beancurd