sampling food; tasting; trying
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
comparatively; relatively
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
sales; selling; marketing
small change; coins; small sum of money
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
one thin flat object; one sheet
to offer for sale; to put on the market
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to face; to go towards; to head towards
cooking; food preparation
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump