patting; stroking; caressing
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
tartar sauce; tartare sauce
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in the meanwhile; during the time
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
sampling food; tasting; trying
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to detain; to check; to restrain
understood; I see; OK; present; here
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment