provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
coffee jelly; coffee jello; gelled sweetened coffee dessert
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
it's not like; it isn't as if
dear me; I mean; or rather
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
unidentifiable; unidentified
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
group; bunch; crowd; group
to defy conventional wisdom
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
complete recovery of health
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
(another's) daughter; young lady