small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
to comfort; to console; to amuse
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
to water down; to dilute with water
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
to taste; to try (food or drink)
food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage
to set up shop; to open a store
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
sound of voice; vocal sound
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
both (people); the two of them
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
how; in what way; how about; questionable
even more; still more; further
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself