registered dietitian; nationally certified nutritionist
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
being good at cooking; good cook
licensed chef; qualified cook
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
cakes made from glutinous rice and potato starch
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
fat; tallow; lard; grease
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
close; intimate; on good terms
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
you could say that; that might be so
the front; honest; upright; decent
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
whispering into a person's ear
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect