to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
regional cuisine; local cuisine
Chinese painting; painting with Chinese subject; Chinese-style painting
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
cookware; cooking utensil
name; given name; first name
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
fireball; bolide; fireball
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
form; method; system; formula
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
cannon (esp. high-velocity artillery)
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
G; g; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss; general audience (film certificate)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
death (of an emperor); demise