waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
large serving; large portion
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
Japanese food; Japanese meal
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
the very best; excellent; superb
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
conference room; place of assembly
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean