cookware; cooking utensil
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
inspection; examination; checking
by myself; in person; by oneself
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
due form; official; formality
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
neighbourhood; neighborhood
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hello; good day; good afternoon
older sister; elder sister
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
still; even now; to this day
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)