point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
quality (of a product or a service)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to need; to call for; to require
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to put into the mouth; to eat
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
(in) her way; peculiar to her
slight; thin; on the weak side
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
beforehand; in advance; previously
section; cross section; profile
curious; strange; unusual
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
fragrant smoke; aromatic smoke
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for