stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to speak; to say; to vocalize
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
evening meal; dinner; supper
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
stifled (laughter); simmering
to be boiled; to be cooked
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
phrase; phrase; strawberry
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
in session; in progress; under way; open