glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
grated daikon; daikon grater
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to be overcome with emotion
to be splendid; to be superb
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
opposite; reverse; contrary
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
another thing; other things; another man's property
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to apologize; to apologise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
sampling food; tasting; trying
olive green; greenish brown
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt