favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
strongish; somewhat strong
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
three; three years of age
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
as a child; when one was a child
family-oriented; familial
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
I see; that's right; indeed
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
ahead; before; the future
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
such; this sort of; like this
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
it is not (like that) either
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
even if not; even without