macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
growth period; growing season
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
(United States of) America; USA
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
how; in what way; how about
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
by myself; in person; by oneself
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first