strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
price; cost; value; worth; merit
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
thin omelette cut into strips
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to dye; to colour; to color
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course