raw materials; ingredient
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
preliminary step; first step
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
no need to guess; certainly
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
separate; respective; different
assertion; declaration; affirmation
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
built-in kitchen; integrated kitchen system
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
human usage; (for) use by people
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
steamed dish; steamed food
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)