chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
it's no joke; gimme a break!
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
fluent (in a language); flowing
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
even more; still more; further
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
regular customer; valued client
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
source of information; intelligence source; message source
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be silent; to say nothing
handsome young man; Adonis
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to sit down; to take a seat
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
king (of the senior player)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
three; three years of age
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful