hateful; detestable; loathsome
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
kitchen work; work in the kitchen; kitchen chores
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
recompense; indemnity; atonement
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
sudden death; unexpected death
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
bowl (medium-large, suitable for donburi)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
feeling of a house or a room
somehow; for some reason or other
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
everlasting spring; China rose (Rosa chinensis); Changchun (China)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
wedded life; married life
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere