persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
process; course; mechanism
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
way of eating; how to eat
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
food and drink; eating and drinking
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
shellfish baked in the shell; abalone, scallops, etc. simmered in the shell
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to have an idea; to have a clue
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
cookware; cooking utensil
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
return of something; repayment
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
hygiene; sanitation; health
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
sense of values; values; value system
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to say; to tell; to state; to do