compensation; amends; redeeming feature
to fall ill; to be taken ill
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
periodic; regular; routine
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to peel; to skin; to pare
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
division into equal parts; equal parts
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to jump up and down; to hop
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to flavor; to flavour; to season
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
operation scar; scar from an operation
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
20th day of the month; 20 days
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
sleeping pill; sleep medication
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick