cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the front; honest; upright; decent
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
living by oneself; living alone
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
principal occupation; core business
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
confidence; trust; faith; credit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
again; once more; a second time
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
at; in; at; when; by; with