to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
transport; transportation
progress; advance; improvement; development
notice; attention; observation
in proportion to; just as much as
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
transactions; dealings; business
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet)
fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine); old alcohol
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which