basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
counter for choices, options, etc.
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
never mind!; don't worry about it
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
authority; power; influence
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
much less; to say nothing of
taste; palate; sense of taste
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
literally; to the letter; literal
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
imagination; supposition; guess
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
three; three years of age