water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
small saucepan; small pot
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
imagination; supposition; guess
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
somewhat coarse; somewhat rough; rather coarse; rather rough
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to make coffee; to brew coffee
cookware; cooking utensil
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to wait and see; to see how the land lies