great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
four (long cylindrical things)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
high-class restaurant; high-end store
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to speak; to say; to vocalize
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)