chopstick stand; weaning ceremony
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
falling apart while cooking
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to surge; to well up; to gush out
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to get a (driver's) license
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
company president; manager; director
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
depression; recession; slump
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
clientele; customer stratum
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
day (as in holiday); daytime
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action