kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
foster mother; adoptive mother
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
how; in what way; by what means
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
a second time; again; once more; twice
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
many; numerous; various; large number of
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
if you think about it; come to think of it
man; male; masculine gender
a person without a single relative
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally