one's own work; making by oneself
cosmetics; toilet articles
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
drink money; drinking money
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
rather; sooner; preferably
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
work-in-progress; working state
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to attack; to assault; to assail
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
bowl of rice with a chop-suey-like mixture on it