to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
preliminary arrangements; spade work
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
briskly; quickly; promptly
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to look forward to something
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive