elder sister; effeminate man
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
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)
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
companion; company; tritagonist
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to provide; to arrange; to install
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
trivial; not amounting to much
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)