to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to be worried; to be troubled
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
taste; palate; sense of taste
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
slaughterer; butcher; (arch.) cook
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
(social) position; status
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
(your) daughter; young woman
that's too bad; too bad for you!
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to assemble; to set up; to construct
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
will not do; do not; does not
study group; study meeting
ahead; before; the future
regular customer; valued client
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
than; other than; except; but