eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
packing; crating; packaging
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
catercorner; diagonally opposite
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
green tea with roasted brown rice
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
will not do; do not; does not
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
trouble; bother; annoyance
maid; helper; help; assistance
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
kitchen; financial situation; finances
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
without permission; without notice
to move around; to move about; to get around
business; trade; operations; sales