mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
of course; certainly; naturally
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to boil strongly; to be excited
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tasting a food that one has previously heard of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid