(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
section; cross section; profile
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
food; food products; foodstuffs
enterprise; business; company; corporation
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
sugar content (e.g. in degrees Brix)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to be smeared; to be covered
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
sampling food; tasting; trying
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
3000; three thousand; many