tasting a food that one has previously heard of
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
living thing; living creature; animal; life
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
sampling a drink; tasting
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
cheering group; cheering squad
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
another company; other company
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
meeting hall; assembly hall
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
great mountain; large mountain
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
pardon me for leaving (first)
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
amount of sugar; sugar content
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound