nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
thickly; stickily; viscously
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
(water-filled) paddy field
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
extremely healthy; lively; in good spirits
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
still better; even better
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
water's edge; waterside; shore
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
large tree; big tree; huge tree
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention