wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to recall; to remember; to recollect
bento; Japanese box lunch
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
relatively; comparatively
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
please (give me); please (do for me)
section manager; section chief
trivial; not amounting to much
being good at cooking; good cook
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
great difference; major mistake
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
rather; sooner; preferably
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
materials; data; document
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
it is I who should say so
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to detain; to check; to restrain