participation; joining; entry; adherence
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
such; like that; that sort of; very
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
kitchen; financial situation
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to apologize; to apologise
though; notwithstanding; although
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
weak point; unskillfulness
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious