to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
father; dad; husband; you; he
narrow; thin (sized); slender
no!; no no!; no, not at all
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
to become better; to improve
don't you think?; indicates question
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
pizza manjū; steamed yeast bun with a cheese and tomato sauce filling