request; favour (to ask); wish; please
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
thin dipping sauce for tempura
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
(United States of) America; USA
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
if it is (the case that ...)
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
in the meanwhile; during the time
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
strong point; forte; merit; strength
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
when it becomes; when it comes to
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to become clear; to be made public
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host