attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
duty; function; office; mission; task
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
manner of using one's hands
to thrust away; to send flying
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to sob; to be choked with tears
indicate reason; infers some protest
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
development (of film); photographic processing
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
two (long cylindrical things)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
spirit; heart; disposition
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts