to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
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.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
bowl of eel and rice (donburi)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of