riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
with a bump; with a clunk
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
success; prosperity; boom
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
fried prawns; fried shrimp
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy