method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
longan (Euphoria longana)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
manners; behavior; behaviour
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
manners; behavior; behaviour
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
time; season; period; phase; stage
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
general; popular; common; typical