all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
joint; reason; sense; logic
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
bad example; bad precedent
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
bento; Japanese box lunch
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
major incident; major happening; big scandal
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
your husband; her husband
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
being good at cooking; good cook
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
wide difference; a world of difference