munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
stealthily; secretly; in secret
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
forgetting; lapse of memory
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
(only) one option; one possible choice
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
completion; perfection; accomplishment
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
from the viewpoint of; according to
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget