gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
bursting with juice; oozing with savory juices (esp. when bitten); with a gloss (e.g. makeup); with shine; sleekily
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hotcake; (American) pancake
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to repeat; to do over again
how long; how far; how much
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
half and half; fifty-fifty
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
water content; moisture; juiciness; dampness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear