speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in comparison to; rather than
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
boy; son; baby boy; young man
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
existence; possession; having; limited company
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate