oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
very young; little; childish; immature
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
ninth month of the lunar calendar; September
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
set meal; special (of the day)
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
salad bowl; chopped salad
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
ready-made; common-law (wife)