cooking class; cookery school
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
meanwhile; in the meantime
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
practicality; utility; usefulness
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
genuine article; real thing; real deal
production (e.g. play); direction
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
returning from school; going home from school
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
instant; moment; for an instant
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable