Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
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)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be boiled; to be cooked
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
mixed miso (e.g. white and red)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to put into the mouth; to eat
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
simmering; (boiling) gently
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)