cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
genius; prodigy; natural gift
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
literature; books (reference); document
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
I see; that's right; indeed
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
private tutor; coach; governess
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
legendary beast; magical beast
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!