what kind of; what sort of; what
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
Szechuan cuisine; Sichuan cuisine
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
cooking; food preparation
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also