cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
each time it happens; at all such times
to discuss; to talk together
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bento; Japanese box lunch
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
instant; moment; for an instant
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
time; season; period; phase; stage
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
because; the reason why is
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder