Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
derivation; development; offshoot
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
chicken skin (esp. in cooking)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
recommendation; endorsement
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
chicken broth; chicken soup