start; commencement; beginning; initiation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
cooking; food preparation
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
all you want; as much as one wants
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
phrase; phrase; strawberry
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
by means of; due to; because of; according to
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
how; in what way; in what manner
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to begin talking; to open up
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)