to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
chapter one; first chapter
menu; schedule; program; menu
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
all times and places; all ages and countries
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
window; window (shop display)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
food simmered in cream; creamed dish; fricasee
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
large serving; large portion
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
number one; first; best; most; game; round
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)
set meal; special (of the day)
3000; three thousand; many
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
yen (currency of Japan); circle
pupil; student; schoolchild
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation