digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to have a meal; to take a meal
serial; cereal; breakfast cereal
crisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartment
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
green crop; green vegetable
(frozen) mixed vegetables
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
near; close by; within reach; familiar
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
for one person; made for one person
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
attractive face and figure
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
growth period (in children)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl