expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
cooking; food preparation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now