to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
fat; tallow; lard; grease
Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
opposite side; other side; other party
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to be opposite; to face each other
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
gender; distinction of sex; sex
woman; female; feminine gender
expression; presentation; representation; notation
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
coexistence; living together
main cause; primary factor
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)