here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
how; in what way; by what means
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
way of eating; how to eat
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to mix; to stir; to blend
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
how; in what way; how about
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly