to be silent; to say nothing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
failure; mistake; blunder
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be the ruin of (a person)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing