administrative staff; business clerk; clerical force; clerical officer; clerical personnel; clerical staff
troupe; theatrical company
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
as if nothing had happened
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
New Year's Eve; December 31
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
unable to resist; unable to suppress
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
the teaching profession; education of laity
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
fifth day of the month; five days
for use of customers or guests
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)