three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
cutting into chunks (esp. vegetables)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
large store; large-scale store
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
counter seat; seat at the counter
good humour (humor); good mood
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
seat at a table; place at a table
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course