to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
sense of loss; feeling of loss
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to feel hungry; to get hungry
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
attendant; valet; servant; follower
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
toast; congratulatory cup
garbage collection point; place to leave rubbish; designated garbage area
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
to skip over (while reading); to skim
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
men and women of all ages
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork
counter seat; seat at the counter
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
stir-fry; stir-fried food
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
support; backing; patronage