to make coffee; to brew coffee
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to employ; to hire; to charter
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
pardon me for leaving (first)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
being on duty; person on duty
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
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)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)