recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to collect; to assemble; to gather
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
to recall; to remember; to recollect
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
rule; reign; government; governing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
cold storage; refrigeration