just right (time, size, length, etc.)
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
why; how; for what reason
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
older brother and younger sister
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
biological child; one's own child
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
orphan; person without friends
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be talented; to be able
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)