to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
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)
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
falling apart while cooking
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
this and that; one thing or another
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag