softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
to be helpful; to be useful
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
founder; originator; pioneer
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
reddish-black; iron blue; greenish-black; steel gray
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
yellowtail blue snapper (Paracaesio xanthura); yellowback fusilier