bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
father; dad; husband; you; he
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
study; diligence; discount; reduction
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
adds force or indicates command
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet