potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
novel; original; new; innovative
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
other matters; other people's affairs
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
tasting a food that one has previously heard of
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
moderate; proper; just right
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
Japan; name for Japan used in ancient China
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result