last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
four-legged tray for festive food
to garnish; to serve (a dish) with; to join together; to put together; to compare; to check (against)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
particularly; only; in the case of
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
buffet; self-service meal
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
to order; to command; to appoint
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
tool; implement; means; furniture
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
all you want; as much as one wants
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
food boiled in sugar syrup
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
ponzu mixed with grated daikon
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
dish dressed with sesame sauce
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel