slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to lean against; to set against
low dining table; tea table
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
expression; presentation; representation; notation
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
chopping board; cutting board
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to mix; to blend; to combine
monjayaki; pan-fried batter with various fillings
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
preference; priority; precedence