confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
quality (of a product or a service)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to attempt; to test; to try out
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
leader of a charge; first to arrive
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
beef boiled with soy sauce, ginger and sugar
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
simmering; (boiling) gently
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant