to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
chopping board; cutting board
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row