radiant smile; contented smile
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces