time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
cold tofu (served with condiments)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
gradually; slowly but steadily
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
gossip; corner of the mouth
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
treating someone like a child
to complete decisively; to do to completion
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes