Vocabulary

China threat theory

beer

sand dollar (var. of urchin); sea cookie

advanced amateur (esp. in photography)

reducing the floor space when remodeling a building

comparative negligence

semi-professional

honeymoon period (e.g. between two countries)

cost price

bibim-guksu (Korean spicy noodles)

sarpis (type of butter)

freshly curdled butter

potassium citrate

isomalto-oligosaccharide; IMO

glycerine fatty acid ester

South Korea and the United States; Korean-American

isomalt

sample article; sample item; demonstration model

just you wait!; I'll show you one day!; you'll see!; you'll pay for this!

asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)

you (plural)

ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot

(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); "river" character

necessary items; required items; necessary information; required fields (on a form); mandatory fields

great wealth; enormous fortune

reopening after renovation (of a store, restaurant, etc.)

you

espresso machine

to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner

virus variant

high-class restaurant; high-end store

burrata

souk; bazaar

mabo nasu; fried eggplant with minced meat and chili sauce

yuxiang (Chinese seasoning mixture)

overseas Chinese (esp. after 1978)

overseas Chinese (esp. before 1978)

Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan

(flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight

muscle relaxant