this occasion; at this time; now
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
kitchen; financial situation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
even if; even though; however; no matter how
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile