cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
one-by-one; separately; in detail
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
item; article; dish; course; finest item
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
collapsing load (as on lorries, trucks)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
middle of the night; dead of night
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened