ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
direct descent; direct line
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
cylindrical; having no waist; undefined (waist); cylinder vase; stockpot
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
round, wooden container for cooked rice
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
family a woman has married into
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
donor; contributor; provider
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life