good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
health; healthy; sound; fit
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
being good at cooking; good cook
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
from the beginning; from scratch
cooking class; cookery school
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
discovery; detection; finding
devil; evil spirit; genie
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
alone; by oneself; on one's own
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
welcome; (warm) reception
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
visual hallucination; vision
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
abandoned building; derelict building
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn