about this time; about now
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
paste (food, adhesive, etc.); paste
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
cru (wine classification)
Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee; balcony
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
new menu item; new dish on a menu
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to correct oneself; to restate
meaning; significance; sense
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it