(South) Korean cooking; (South) Korean food
mixture of soy sauce and vinegar
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
Libra (constellation); the Scales
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
drowning; flood; shipwreck
living thing; living creature; animal; life
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
new product; new line (of products)
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to have time free; to have time to spare
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
evening; last night; yesterday evening
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration