dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
hospital food; hospital meals
shopping; purchased goods
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
(in the same way) as before; as always
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to ask; to enquire; to query
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
interior design; interior; upholstery
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to mix; to blend; to combine
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.