anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
delicious; appetizing; appetising
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to manage something successfully; to be successful
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
formal; orthodox; in earnest
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
introspection; reflection on one's self
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to have a talk; to tell a story
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
oral examination; interview
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
servile submission; subservience
modesty; humility; being humble
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff