to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
good humour (humor); good mood
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)