cotoletta alla milanese; Milanese cutlet (of veal)
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
deviation; departure; omission
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
to grow angry; to display one's anger
not counting (as anything significant)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
detention; keeping; retaining; mail held at the post office
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
corpulence; fatness; obesity
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
particulars; details; specified items