plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
feeling; sense; impression
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
very; much; greatly; a lot of
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
middle of the night; dead of night
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to pass (of time); to elapse
so; like this; in this way
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial