kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
5th day of the month; five days
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
instant yakisoba in a cup
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
menu; schedule; program; menu
cold dish (e.g. at a restaurant)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
hair (on the head); (a) hair
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
high-sugar tomato; tomato with reduced water content
cookware; cooking utensil