rice and curry; curry rice
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
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
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
shopping; purchased goods
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...