pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
to be boiled; to be cooked
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
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 sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to sniff out; to get wind of
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon