selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
interval; break; pause; spare moment
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
decoration; ornament; trimmings
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
greeting; a fine thing to say
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
briskly; quickly; promptly
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
seasoning; flavour; flavor
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)
sampling food; tasting; trying
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal