capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
regarding highly; attaching importance to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
cooking; food preparation
control; management (e.g. of a business)
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
tartar sauce; tartare sauce
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
dip; dual inline package; DIP
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
wearing one's hair in braids
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
food; food products; foodstuffs
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
chance; opportunity; occasion
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
you could say that; that might be so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
kitchen; financial situation; finances
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
engineer; technical officer