interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in the city; within the city
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
fat (of meat); fatty meat
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
chance; opportunity; occasion
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
pleasant feeling; good vibes
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
periodic; regular; routine
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing