words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
both; both sides; both parties
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
manner of using one's hands
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
section; cross section; profile
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
setting a place; setting the table
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to live; to make a living; to get on with
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names