large number (of); many; majority
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
cooking; food preparation
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to mix; to stir; to blend
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
smallish; on the small side
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
supply; supplying; replenishment
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson