when it becomes; when it comes to
cookware; cooking utensil
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
regional cuisine; local cuisine
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
family; members of a family
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
how; in what way; how about
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
so; like this; in this way
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately