song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
white horse; unrefined sake
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
chili pepper; chilli pepper
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
in proportion to; just as much as
small saucepan; small pot
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
tendency; trend; inclination
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)