new menu item; new dish on a menu
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
to look forward to something
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
equality; impartiality; evenness
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
to attempt; to test; to try out
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
unpredictability; element of surprise
imagination; supposition; guess
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
balsamic; balsamic vinegar
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
nature; property; disposition
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to comfort; to console; to amuse
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject