preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
very; extremely; excessively
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately