tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
food and drink; eating and drinking
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to erase all trace of something
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
putting into operation; invocation
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
many; numerous; various; large number of
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to work hard; to work diligently
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to serve; to work for; to attend
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
another family; another house
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless