to mix; to stir; to blend
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to attempt; to test; to try out
I see; that's right; indeed
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
it is not (like that) either
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be surprised; to be astonished
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to have a meal; to take a meal
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
convenience store lunch box
packed and sterilised food; retort pack
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
two persons; two people; pair; couple
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness