attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to someone's name
to care for someone; to look after someone
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
regional cuisine; local cuisine
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
self-justification; excuse
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
for the first time in one's life
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
sea kale (Crambe maritima)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
crisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartment
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
strip-searching; security check
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
state of mind; (one's) mental state
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
wonderful; astounding; marvellous