going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
river fish; freshwater fish
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
Japanese food; Japanese meal
brown; light brown; tawny
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
import; importation; introduction; afferent
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
general; popular; common; typical
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
traditional; customary; conventional
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
cooking; food preparation
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride