Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to set up shop; to open a store
critic; reviewer; commentator
air of luxury; high class feel
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
thousand years; many years
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
limited time; limited-time offer
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to chase; to run after; to pursue
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
water's edge; beach; shore
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)