clearing one's throat; cough
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
centerline (line that bisects a plane figure); centreline; halfway line; center line; center line (of a road); positions of catcher, second baseman, shortstop and center fielder
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
nothing but; except; no more than
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
alone; by oneself; on one's own
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)