method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to lose one's way; to get lost
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
nothing but; except; no more than
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
maternity blues; post-natal depression; post-partum blues
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(some) more; even more; longer; further
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago