The Crockpot

This is a sequel. A young man and his stepbrother fight their feelings for years, hoping to hide from each other while residing under the same roof. That doesn't work exactly to plan. The prequel is about the young man's high school roommate.

A period piece about a doctor's son and an apprentice. Their relationship starts off in the wrong way, but meet again years later. This is an "absence makes the heart grow fonder" story.

Fathers doing their best as single parents meet and become friends, then something more. It's a cute story.

Kid working through the problem of holding a flame for his deceased sister's husband. Realizations don't come easy for either of them, but it's a sweet journey.

Student with a 'Billy Homemaker' kind of personality is introduced to a friend of his father. This friend is an arrogantly elite type, and so they hit it off roughly, but that relationship erupts into something else.

Love at first sight for one, runs neck and neck with harassment for the other, but eventually it all works out for both. It's a sweet tale.

When relationships come easy, sometimes Love comes hard. A young man hits a rocky bottom in life and is emotionally rescued by his lease holder's grandson. He keeps the kid on a pedestal in his heart, loving him in that way until years bring maturity, awareness and knowledge to the grandson. A kind of panic ensues, but it all works out.

A single father struggles to raise his daughter, due to his idiot of an ex, he is convinced he must do it alone, but that is not the truth at all. All around him are people who want to help without wanting anything in return, well, except one. One man of all of them wants a relationship, and though he consistently tests the waters, it is through assisting one another that they BOTH discover love.

Main story: An outgoing make-up artist decides to befriend an emotionless young hairdresser (?) They do becomes friends, but other, deeper emotions begin to come into play...
Second story: The older brother of the aforementioned hairdresser and his subordinate at work. The boss is reserved due to his parents' focus on the younger brother; the subordinate is loud and clumsy, they have their issues, but the subordinate accepts it all with love.

Asada, a salary man, while drunk, meets Nao, who got lost while out running. Nao hopes to become a patissier, and uses his new found friendship with Asada to perfect his recipes. When Nao gets the chance to study in France, Asada realizes just how strong his feeling are and makes an ass of himself. Nao leaves, comes back, and Asada must face Nao's wrath, that's when their love can truly begin.