to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to explain adequately; to be accountable
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
French; French food; French cuisine
how long; how far; how much
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
accurate; correct; precise; exact
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly