cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to make an appearance; to show up
coverall apron; cook's apron
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
looks; personal appearance; features
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
independence; self-reliance
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to start working; to take action
preparation; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to be boiled; to be cooked
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
burned down; entirely destroyed
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab