measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
ugly woman; unattractive woman; (arch.) female demon
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
seasoning; flavour; flavor
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
excess; surplus; superabundance
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
father and mother; parents
marriage proposal; courtship
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient