self-examination; reflection
new life; fresh start; new routine
to congratulate; to celebrate
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
dinner (esp. a formal one)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to like; to love; to be fond of
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
dining; dining room; meal
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
change; alteration; modification
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
natural energy (usu. renewable energy)
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about