to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
region; limits; stage; level
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
vacant house; unoccupied house
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
alternating; taking turns
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
green laver (Enteromorpha); green dried seaweed; nori
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat