satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cooking; food preparation
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
number one; first; best; most; game; round
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
while; during (the time when)
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to flavor; to flavour; to season
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
again; once more; a second time
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else