to serve; to work for; to attend
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
the principle of the thing
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
senior; elder; person older than oneself
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
pescatore (used in reference to Italian dishes with seafood)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
full ripeness; full maturity
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
semi-transparent; translucent
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
(edible) mussel (esp. the Mediterranean mussel or blue mussel)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
when it comes to ...; as for ...
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
section; cross section; profile
elliptical shape; oval shape
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint