to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
this and that; one thing and another
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
cooking; food preparation
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to cease; to stop; to be over
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)