flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
ingredient; component; composition
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
diversion; putting something to another use
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk