to set up shop; to open a store
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
cookware; cooking utensil
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
and yet; despite (all) that
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
planning; plan; project; arrangements
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
wrong; different; not like that
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily