being good at cooking; good cook
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
fried prawns; fried shrimp
tail (animal); tail end; tip
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
minority group (party); minority
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
poor physical health; bad shape
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
coincident with; while; simultaneously
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one's share; one's portion
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
independent action; acting alone
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
caller; visitor; company; guest
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot