sharp parting remark; parting threat
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to do; to have the nerve to (do)
to blend (e.g. fact and fiction); to mix; to weave (together)
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
chopstick stand; weaning ceremony
bad(-tasting); 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
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
licensed chef; qualified cook
to get a (driver's) license
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
various articles; various items; various kinds
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; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; 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
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
company president; manager; director
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; 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
(economic) depression; recession; slump
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)