was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
cabin attendant; flight attendant
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to feel; to sense; to experience
scene; sight; scenario; setting
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sorry; excuse me; thank you
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in