to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
way of eating; how to eat
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to be relieved of one's post
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
cancellation of a contract
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
impossible; unlikely; improbable
genius; prodigy; natural gift
power; authority; jurisdiction
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names