shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
wonton (Chinese dumpling); won ton; wantan; wanton; wuntun
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
conviction; belief; confidence
future (usually near); prospects
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
everywhere; at every turn
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
condensed milk; Soviet Union
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge