at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
imagination; supposition; guess
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to apologize; to apologise
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
high spirits; gleeful mood
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
creation; Creation (by God)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
division into equal parts; equal parts
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
cooking expert; culinary researcher