always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
preserved food boiled in soy
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
living room (Western style); sitting room
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be worried; to be troubled
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to face on; to look out on to
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
home telephone; home phone number