perishable foods; perishables
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
hereabouts; around there; that area
general; popular; common; typical
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
hello; good day; good afternoon
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
coexistence; living together
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to peel; to skin; to pare
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
cooperation; coordination; link
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry