warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
for use of customers or guests
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
several types; several kinds; several species
stir-fry; stir-fried food
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
fish-based cooking; fish dish
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to become pale; to turn pale
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
one's share; one's portion
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
only; merely; but; no more than
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend