emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
smoothly; easily; readily
question; inquiry; enquiry
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
cooking expert; culinary researcher
it is not (like that) either
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
wherein; therein; thereinto
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
during a telephone call; busy line
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken