tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
bento; Japanese box lunch
to increase; to add to; to augment
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
number of times; frequency; count
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
somehow; for some reason or other
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)