very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
confections; sweets; candy; cake
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
growth period (in children)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
being good at cooking; good cook
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
war; battle; match; game; competition
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess