medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to be intimate with; to befriend
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
cooking; food preparation
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
several times; once or twice
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
tingling; stinging; pungently
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
feelings; thoughts; meaning
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity