strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
every year; yearly; annually
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
simmering; (boiling) gently
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
perfectly round; perfectly circular
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort