eating moderately; moderation in eating; (lit.) eating until 80% full
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
home area; home town; local
local specialty; local special dish
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
tom yum goong (Thai soup dish)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
exactly as stated; verbatim
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
excursion; field trip; school trip
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way