might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
connection; link; relationship
babaocai; eight-treasure vegetables
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to wash away; to rinse off
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself