kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
head; lead; vanguard; first
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
lidded; covered; container with a lid
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to have a meal; to take a meal