as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to recall; to remember; to recollect
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to not take seriously; to take lightly
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
for this very reason; that is exactly why
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
Japanese cooking; Japanese cuisine
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp