to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
paella (Spanish rice dish)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
being good at cooking; good cook
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
strength; power; proficiency; ability
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
senior high school student
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")