to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
and yet; despite (all) that
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
older sister and younger brother
kitchen; financial situation
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
cookware; cooking utensil
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to relax; to take it easy
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
reduction by half; halving
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
in the meanwhile; during the time
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
chair; stool; post; office; position