certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
homely woman; plain-looking woman
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
simmering; (boiling) gently
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
seasoning; flavour; flavor
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
one day; (on) a certain day
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
tag; slip; label; sticker
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common