voting; ballot; poll; vote
results of a vote; voting results
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
every evening; every night
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
a cut above; one step above
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
soft and pleasant on the tongue
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in