basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
simply; merely; only; solely
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
grated daikon; daikon grater
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
(United States of) America; USA
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
ponzu mixed with grated daikon
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
rolled barley; rolled oats
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
suffix for familiar person