easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
reconfirmation; double check
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
executive chef; head chef
to compete with; to vie for
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at