cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
piece; fragment; one (object)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
being left out; being ostracized
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
picking; collecting; harvesting
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
optimism; taking an optimistic view
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
all sorts of; all kinds of
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
number of persons; personnel
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient