boiling in (plain or lightly salted) water; boiled food
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
ash glaze (type of fundamental glaze used in ancient times made from the ashes of raw materials such as unhulled rice, straw, oak and pine)
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
square plate; rectangular dish
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
red or pink coloration on the cheeks of an illustrated character (to represent blushing)
vinegared dish; pickled dish
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
glass wool; fiberglass insulation; fibreglass insulation
protection against the cold
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
wintertime; winter season
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to be born; to come into the world
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae