cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
living by oneself; living alone
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
to mix; to stir; to blend
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
reception room; parlor; parlour
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
natsumikan (Citrus natsudaidai); Japanese summer orange
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash