untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
cutter (e.g. cookie cutter); punching die
mold (e.g. cake mold); mould; baking pan; bread pan
wicked heart; evil design
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
touching; moving (to tears)
the heat of food just after cooking
preheat (oven, etc.); warm up (engine, etc.)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
meat or fish or vegetables preserved in miso
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
great enthusiasm; high excitement
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
Japan and North Korea; Japanese-North Korean
two legs; two feet; two pairs
financier (type of pastry)
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
to be dried out; to be parched
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
standing out from the crowd; dominating; rising abruptly; towering high
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds