entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
kitchen; financial situation
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(plump and) happy-looking
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to mention
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
honorific/polite/humble prefix