satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
together; at the same time; same; identical
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to complete decisively; to do to completion
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
to mix; to stir; to blend
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
seasoning; flavour; flavor
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
reliance; trust; faith; confidence