chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
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
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
at first; in the beginning; originally
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
in succession; one by one
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
(necessary) personnel; required person
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
article; news story; report; account
(United States of) America; USA
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life