cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
chilly; unpleasantly cold
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
determination; resolution
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement