humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
having said that; on the other hand
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
difficult problem; challenge
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
great wealth; enormous fortune
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
free (of charge); gratuitous
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper