small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
third day of the month; three days
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
square or rectangular bento box containing cross-shaped separators
rolled Japanese-style omelette
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
cooking class; cookery school
and then; and so; and; so then
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
in proportion to; just as much as
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"