moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
don't worry about it; forget about it
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
father; dad; husband; you; he
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
practice; practising; training; study
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
shopping; purchased goods