Chinese cooking; Chinese food
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
at least; at most; (even) just
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
release; liberation; acquittal
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
bank; banking institution
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
ten; 10; ten years of age
space (room, area, outer space)