hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to attempt; to test; to try out
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be able to manage somehow or another
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
chūnō sauce; semi-sweet sauce made from fruit and vegetables
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to mix; to blend; to combine
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include