another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to cause someone to worry
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to take on a role; to take part
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
erhua (rhotacization of syllable finals in spoken Mandarin); erization
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
here and there; everywhere
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to come and go; to go back and forth
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
parent-child relationship
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
my husband; one's family; family member
fat (of meat); fatty meat
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
cooking program; cookery show
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing