Neccessary Kitchen Items

[Eagles]

I've started cooking fairly regularly but am pretty inexperienced. I'm some what limited because I go to school in a small town and there aren't really any luxury grocery stores. Anyways I've started reading the What's cooking El D/Iron Chef threads for advice and good recipes but reading the recipes I feel like I'm missing a lot of the ingredients. So for cooks what are some key items I need in my kitchen?