kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
chopping board; cutting board
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
late at night; small hours of the morning
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to half-rise to one's feet
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
cookware; cooking utensil
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
study; diligence; discount; reduction
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
without sparing time for sleep
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
open air; outdoors; outside
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
leisure time; idle moment
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age