cookware; cooking utensil
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
small saucepan; small pot
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
kushiage; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
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)
colour variation (color); variety of colours
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to begin; to set about; to start
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump