intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
pair; the two; both persons; both things
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
just above; right overhead
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
cooking; food preparation
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tool; implement; means; furniture
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
extensive knowledge; erudition
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
female patissier; female pastry chef
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
almost; roughly; approximately
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
well-cooked; well-done; browned
light brown; golden brown
on one hand; on the other hand
white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
delicious; appetizing; appetising
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen