to boil (something) until it is done
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
of tender years; very young
for use by children; for children
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
folding into four; quarto
yellowtail caught during the cold season; cold yellowtail
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
innermost depths of one's heart
violent emotion; passion; fury
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
wintertime; winter season
trusting too much; overestimating ability
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose