work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
(not) even once; (not) ever
such; like that; that sort of; very
family; members of a family
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
older brother and younger sister
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in this way; thus; such; uh...