vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
rest; break; recess; intermission
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
in high spirits; excited; energetic
menu; schedule; program; menu
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
fried potato; French fries; chips
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
fried prawns; fried shrimp
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
contract; compact; agreement
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
trial product; prototype model
relish; gusto; appreciation
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming