diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
while; during (the time when)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
sympathy; empathy; response
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
of course; certainly; naturally
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
even if; even though; however; no matter how
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with