local specialty; local special dish
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
physical work; manual labour (labor)
man; male; masculine gender
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
several times; a few times
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
water outlet; tap; faucet
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble