(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
incision; operation; section
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
oleander; Nerium oleander var. indicum; rosebay
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
loud criticism; torrent of criticism; fierce denouncement (from many people); uproarious outcry
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
health care professional; medical worker
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun