delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
technique; art; skill; move
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to have a meal; to take a meal
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to throw oneself (into an activity)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
in the end; on top of that
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
intensification; aggravation
to continue (going along some trend)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
anything and everything; just about everything
to die out; to become extinct