labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
so; like this; in this way
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
(United States of) America; USA
good-quality; superior in quality
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
another thing; exception; special case
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
preference; priority; precedence
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
hello; good day; good afternoon
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
same generation; one's generation
to be palatable; to suit one's taste