chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
supreme; sublime; highest
technique; art; skill; move
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
good old; good old-fashioned
first-rate; finest quality; the best
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary