to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
one by one; one after another; successively
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
image; figure; figure; form; image
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
creamy (in flavor or texture)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
lightly deep-fried (food, esp. tofu)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
no, not like that (but like this)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
around the world; throughout the world
to complain; to make a complaint
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
one day; (on) a certain day