choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
battlefield; battleground
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
forcibly; against one's will
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
speech; expression; wording; language
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
old friend; familiar face
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
cookware; cooking utensil
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
animal (in nature); animal (in origin)
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
transport; transportation
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
thin dipping sauce for tempura
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
jellied fish or meat broth
common people; ordinary people; masses