recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to redeem (from sin); to save
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
either way; in any case; one way or another
dear me; I mean; or rather
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about