wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
it is I who should say so
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
job title; name of one's position
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous