union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble
water content; moisture; juiciness; dampness
flour; powder (for polishing, dusting, etc.)
cooking program; cookery show
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
hotcake; (American) pancake
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
half and half; fifty-fifty