chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to feel depressed; to be down
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
grandfather; male senior-citizen
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to attempt; to test; to try out
rebellious phase; rebellious age
breathing of a sleeping person
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
falling apart while cooking
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
process; course; mechanism
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to