mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
being good at cooking; good cook
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
one's house; one's home; one's family
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to attract someone with food
unseasonable; out of season
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to shade an account; to add something extra
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
spread; span; expanse; extent
at that time; in those days
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A