obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
in the morning; during the morning
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to peel; to skin; to pare
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
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
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
surroundings; environs; circumference
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
home (family, domestic) life
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
world; society; people; the public
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
considerably; greatly; a lot
at once; immediately; right now
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
marriage counseling; marital counseling
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wedded life; married life
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience