trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
nothing much (of one's own gift, etc.)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
loin tonkatsu; tonkatsu made from pork loin
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
triangle; triangular shape
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
although I say; although one might say; although called
tonkatsu sauce (usu. Worcester-based)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on