first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
look!; there!; here!; that is
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
alternating; taking turns
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean