calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to remove; to move out of the way
artisan's temperament; character of a complete artisan
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as a child; when one was a child
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(period of) a year; during an era
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
number of times; frequency; count
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
one's every action; every single move
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)