though; notwithstanding; although
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to gain strength; to increase ability
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
the right person in the right place
exclusive; attached to; specialist
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
open every day of the year
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
had better ...; had better not ...
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
subtracting points; points deducted
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext