slowly;  inefficiently;  tardily;  dawdling
 previously;  before;  first;  before (something or someone else);  beforehand;  in advance
 first of all;  to begin with;  probably;  most likely;  more or less (satisfactory);  on the whole
 to request;  to beg;  to call;  to order;  to entrust to;  to rely on
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 avenue;  street;  coming and going;  street traffic;  flow (of water, air, etc.);  transmission (of sound);  reach (e.g. of voice)
 plate;  dish;  serving;  helping;  kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
 complete;  completion;  perfection;  accomplishment
 pair;  the two;  both persons;  both things
 simultaneous;  concurrent;  same time;  synchronous;  together
 serve;  serving (e.g. of food)
 receiving;  welcoming;  going to meet;  final call;  call of fate;  approach of death
 every person;  each one;  everybody
 tasting a food that one has previously heard of
 theme;  topic;  subject matter;  motif;  project;  slogan
 spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 to handle well;  to handle deftly;  to deal with;  to manage;  to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking;  to dress (meat, etc.)
 filling;  packing material;  stuffing;  padding
 juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid);  Okinawan rice gruel meal
 to burn;  to roast;  to grill;  to bake
 item;  article;  dish;  course;  finest item
 Mediterranean Sea;  Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
 neighbourhood;  neighborhood;  vicinity
 prosperous;  flourishing;  popular;  widespread;  active;  lively
 regional cuisine;  local cuisine
 elegance;  grace;  article;  item;  counter for items (of food, etc.);  counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
 something like ...;  things like ...;  someone like ...;  the likes of ...
 great;  excellent;  very troublesome;  awful;  tiring;  tough
 (at) a glance;  (judging from) appearances
 cute;  adorable;  dear;  precious;  innocent;  childlike
 -like;  sort of;  similar to;  resembling
 (Oh) dear!;  (Oh) dear me!;  Good gracious
 wonderful;  splendid;  magnificent
 to cool down;  to get cold;  to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.);  to subside;  to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.);  to be composed
 inside;  within;  while (e.g. one is young);  during;  among;  amongst;  in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
 piping hot;  scalding;  madly in love;  passionately in love
 good flavor (flavour);  good taste;  umami (fifth category of taste in food);  skill;  cleverness;  profit