to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
sorry; excuse me; thank you
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
scenery; scene; landscape
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
as a child; when one was a child
physical condition; state of health; shape
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top