thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
estimate (of costs); budget
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
you could say; you might say; verging on the
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
Japanese person; Japanese people
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
such; like that; that sort of; very
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid