gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to mix; to stir; to blend
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme