to accept; to receive; to agree
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
kitchen; financial situation
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
househusband; stay-at-home dad
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bowel movement; evacuation
the other day; a few days ago
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
leisure; leisure time; spare time
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
(arch.) exchanging clothing at the time of laundering; (money) laundering; moving average method of valuation; reassessing
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while