at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
space (room, area, outer space)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
together; at the same time; same; identical
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others