cooking; food preparation
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
but; however; provided that
cookware; cooking utensil
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
sampling food; tasting; trying
(necessary) personnel; required person
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
second (unit of time); arc second
to pass (of time); to elapse
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
yeah; you're right; that's right
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
bodily sensation; sense; experience
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters