leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
(find) common (meeting) ground
setting a place; setting the table
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
reputation; respectability
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
infinite loop; closed loop
to put into the mouth; to eat
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
self control; self restraint
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
chicken bones; chicken carcass