cooking program; cookery show
way (of doing); manner; method; means
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to set up shop; to open a store
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
effect; result; worth; use; avail
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
without; but if; otherwise; or else
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
personal; individual; private
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to say no more; to sink into silence
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to overflow from something full