showcase; display case; vitrine
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
discount coupon or ticket
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
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)
sampling food; tasting; trying
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
strength; power; proficiency; ability
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
store interior; inside of a shop
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
half and half; fifty-fifty
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
one by one; each; every; at intervals of