upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
manner of using one's hands
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
cooking class; cookery school
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
scene; sight; scenario; setting
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
your (visual) observation
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
outward appearance; apparent
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor