to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
to mix; to blend; to combine
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
in this way; thus; such; uh...
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
really; truly; indeed; good grief
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
truancy; school non-attendance
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock