service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
rest; break; recess; intermission
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
several weeks; a few weeks
to be worn down; to be reduced
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
(medical) doctor; physician
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
two times; twice; two degrees
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)