careful; elaborate; scrupulous
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
slightly early; just before
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
kosui (cultivar of nashi, Pyrus pyrifolia)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
looking on from afar; being a spectator
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
wicker basket; wickerwork basket
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
cooking program; cookery show
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
putting into operation; invocation
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...