hard worker; hardworking person
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
high; noble; refined; advanced
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
true character; real nature
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be boiled; to be cooked
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
equality; uniformity; evenness
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
one's share; one's portion
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
early (days); initial stage; initial
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
one's family (home) background (environment)
hastily made; improvised preparation
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
entertainment reporter; entertainment journalist; gossip columnist
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
murder; killing; murderer
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank