living by oneself; living alone
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
falling apart while cooking
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
hundred-yen store; dollar store
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
chunk of meat (e.g. for grilling); joint of meat
coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible