contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
understood; I see; OK; present; here
maid; helper; help; assistance
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
please; somehow or other; one way or another
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
prevention; precaution; protection against
image; figure; figure; form; image
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)