to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
lately; recently; these days
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to think too much; to be over-concerned
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
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
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
middle of the night; dead of night