to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
shopping; purchased goods
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
premature death; untimely death; dying young
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
manners; behavior; behaviour
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
fat; tallow; lard; grease
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
seasoning; flavour; flavor
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
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality