bento; Japanese box lunch
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
from here; from this place
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
piece; fragment; one (object)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to live; to make a living; to get on with
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)