beforehand; in advance; previously
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
bibimbap (Korean rice dish)
gochujang (Korean red chili paste)
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
namul (Korean dishes consisting of seasoned vegetables)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
chicken bones; chicken carcass
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
night watch; fire watchman
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
all right; very well; okay; I got it
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
way of eating; how to eat
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)