serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
mid-calf length (skirt, etc.)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
innocent; cherubic; childlike
homecoming; returning home
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
sales; selling; marketing
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
presence (impressive quality)
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
reality; actuality; hard fact
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
strong interaction; strong force