stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
while; even though; despite
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to mix; to stir; to blend
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
failure; mistake; blunder
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
(not so) much; (not) very
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
hey there; I say; see here
being good at cooking; good cook
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
small saucepan; small pot
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill