bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
silence (not speaking); muteness
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
baozi; Chinese steamed bun
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to underrate; to make light of
that's the way it is; such is life
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
loser; owner of a lost article