saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
basket; basketball; basket cloth
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
moderate; proper; just right
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour