black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
coagulation; freezing; solidification
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Szechuan pickles; Sichuan vegetables; zha cai; pickled mustard plant stem
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be helpful; to be useful
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(Japanese) empress; queen
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming