youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
that day; the very same day
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
cruise; navigation; sailing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be mad about; to be hooked on
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
lidded; covered; container with a lid
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
small saucepan; small pot
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning