female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
division into equal parts; equal parts
paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water; watery mash left over from making soy sauce
tingling; stinging; pungently
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
to strike dead; to beat to death
control; management (e.g. of a business)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
equality; impartiality; evenness
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
adultery; fornication; illicit intercourse
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
whenever you want; any time you like
root vegetables boiled in broth
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face