book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
very unskillful; extremely awkward
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
trauma (usu. psychological)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
memories; recollections; reminiscence
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to concern; to be related
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
French; French food; French cuisine
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result