tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to give an impression; to make an impression
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
each time it happens; at all such times
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
assorted grains; cereals; millet
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
cooking; food preparation
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
tingling; stinging; pungently
ideally; if one were to wish for more
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
hey there; I say; see here
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
(plain) hot water; boiled water