warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
already; now; no longer; not any more
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
being concerned about or mindful of
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
bell pepper (esp. red, yellow or orange); sweet pepper; capsicum; paprika (spice)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
modesty; humility; being humble
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
both (people); the two of them
insurance; guarantee; warranty
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
clinic; medical office; infirmary
changing one's attitude or response according to who one is talking to or dealing with