weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
briskly; quickly; promptly
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
manly; masculine; like a man
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf