middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
briskly; quickly; promptly
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
slightly early; just before
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
kosui (cultivar of nashi, Pyrus pyrifolia)
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
pan; pot; saucepan; 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)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
helper; assistant; help; assistance
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
cooking program; cookery show
putting into operation; invocation
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap