setting a place; setting the table
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
not caring; not giving a damn
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to press a question; to cross-examine
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
if you think about it; come to think of it
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
charming; fascinating; attractive
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
be (that) as it may; having said that