cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to refer to; to use as reference
to take command; to give direction
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to bail out (water); to scoop out
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
item; article; dish; course; finest item
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to hand over; to surrender
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)