speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
partly puffed up; bubblingly
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
rolled Japanese-style omelette
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
manners; behavior; behaviour
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
after that (a substantive change occurred)