woman; female; feminine gender
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
document; official papers
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cooking class; cookery school
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
senior high school student
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
by myself; in person; by oneself
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super