cooking practice; (school) cooking class
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be embarrassed; to lose face
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
each nation; many nations; many countries
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
special training; intensive training; crash course
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
cooking; food preparation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize