sick person; patient; invalid
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
declaration; proclamation; announcement
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
cooking; food preparation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
being good at cooking; good cook
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
(made of) stone; stone-built
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
Japanese person; Japanese people
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
another; different; something else
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
children's story; fairy tale