to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
due form; official; formality
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to summon courage; to be brave
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
close; intimate; on good terms
sorry; excuse me; thank you
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp