Essential Resources

Ajinomoto has a Youtube channel for recipes.

The recipes and short and since the videos are in Japanese, they
are good for studying cooking terminology.

Main channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AjinomotoRecipe

Playlists (NOTE: these videos are not listed under Uploads section, you have to click on Playlists):

【おすすめ定番メニュー：レシピ大百科】 (Standard Japanese dishes)
http://www.youtube.com/user/AjinomotoRe … 09C9A40C2B

【料理の基本】 (Basics of Cooking) <-- You probably want to see these
http://www.youtube.com/user/AjinomotoRe … F1D0CBBAF1

【肉のおかず： レシピ大百科】- Meat side dishes
http://www.youtube.com/user/AjinomotoRe … 85C4A052A9

【魚のおかず：レシピ大百科】Fish side dishes
http://www.youtube.com/user/AjinomotoRe … E84C8F9A4B

【野菜のおかず：レシピ大百科】Vegetable side dishes
http://www.youtube.com/user/AjinomotoRe … 051CEC084F

【ごはん・めん類：レシピ大百科】Rice and noodles
http://www.youtube.com/user/AjinomotoRe … 3AB67B719E

【汁もの・スープ：レシピ大百科】Soups
http://www.youtube.com/user/AjinomotoRe … B4490C602A

【鍋：レシピ大百科】One-pot dishes
http://www.youtube.com/user/AjinomotoRe … 3C2473884D

In the "Basics of Cooking" playlist, they even have knife skill (切り方) videos .