period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
concentration; density; cardinality
regulation; adjustment; control
overall; general; as a whole
simmer; bubble out; flow out
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with green stalks); pak choi
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
perfect; complete; flawless
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
centre; center; center fielder
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
suffix for familiar person
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)