declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
stir-fry; stir-fried food
local specialty; local special dish
tingling; stinging; pungently
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
class; heading; group; category
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to become pale; to turn pale
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be worried; to be troubled