preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
washing machine (laundry)
considerably; greatly; a lot
trial product; prototype model
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
powdered cheese; cheese powder
blending of Japanese and Western styles
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
natto (fermented soybeans)
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
thick wakame leaves, from near the stalk
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
in that manner; like that
book; volume; this; present; main; head
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to increase; to add to; to augment
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra