script; screenplay; scenario
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
corner room; corner apartment
snake; serpent; large snake