loach stew; loaches boiled in soy sauce with stewed eggs and slivered burdock root
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to remove; to move out of the way
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
washing machine; (clothes) washer
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to cool (water) down; to make less hot (e.g. by adding cold water)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)