abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
difficult to eat; unpalatable
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
Penthorum chinense (species of saxifrage)
nutritional value; food value
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
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 treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
several times; once or twice
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
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
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy