rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
such; this sort of; like this
father; dad; husband; you; he
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
ago; since; before; previous
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
charred; burnt black; scorched black
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
world; society; people; the public
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to spread; to be propagated
anonymity; using an assumed name
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
talk; story; conversation
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)