the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
seasoning; flavour; flavor
small dried sardines or anchovies (gomame) cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and sugar; tilling a rice field; person who tills a paddy field
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
simmered burdock root seasoned with sesame and vinegar
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
variety of goods; number of articles
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
deity of the hearth; god of the kitchen stove
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep