attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
Chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica); ong choy; kang kong; water morning glory; water convolvulus; swamp cabbage
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
how; in what way; how about; questionable
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
so; like this; in this way
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
difference; variation; difference
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
food stand; food stall; branch store
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
school festival; campus festival
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long