instant; moment; for an instant
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
near oneself; close to one; familiar
leisure time; idle moment
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
expected value; expectation value; expectation
loving something but being very bad at it
all you want; as much as one wants
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
kitchen; financial situation
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
only; merely; but; no more than
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
variety of goods; number of articles
meal consisting of soup, rice and three dishes (esp. namasu, nimono and yakimono)
exactly as stated; verbatim
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette)
primness; prim person; clear soup
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
after a long time; for the first time in a while