pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
one's possessions; ownership
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to boil (cook); voile (type of fabric)
dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join