to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus); Japanese blue crab
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
good impression; favorable impression
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
useless resistance; vain struggle
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to feel; to sense; to experience
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter