good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
demesne; estate; private land; private property
scene; view; prospect; outlook
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
fish-based cooking; fish dish
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
a little; a bit; slightly
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away