attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
shallot; Chinese onion (harvested when young; Allium chinense); Chinese scallion
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
when it becomes; when it comes to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
else; in addition; besides
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend