wood-burning stove; wood stove
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
all (there is); as long as there is
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
raw noodles; uncooked noodles; fresh noodles
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
cylindrical; having no waist; undefined (waist); cylinder vase; stockpot
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to frolic about; to mess around
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
snow quality; quality of snow
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
consideration; taking into account
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to bite off; to gnaw through
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to get between; to be caught in
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond