chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
rolled Japanese-style omelette
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
frying or baking something thick (e.g. thick omelette)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
in that way; like that; that way
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
capacity; volume; capacitance
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)