table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to flavor; to flavour; to season
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
regional cuisine; local cuisine
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
cooking; food preparation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
occasionally; now and then; sometimes