light eating; spare diet; not eating much
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
full length; total length; overall length
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
economical; efficient; lean; compact
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to be stiff; to be starchy
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
borrowing something already borrowed
regulation; adjustment; control
to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to fan; to incite; to instigate
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of