construction; architecture (of buildings)
interior design; interior; upholstery
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
in the end; on top of that
menial services (e.g. kitchen work); serving one's master unsparingly
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
free (of charge); gratuitous
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid