machine technology; mechanical technology
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
regarding highly; attaching importance to
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
tasteless and odorless; bland
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
seasoning; flavour; flavor
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
head; brains; intelligence
outsider; layman; amateur
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
this and that; such and such
bhava (becoming, existence)
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
laughingstock; object of ridicule
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
installation (esp. software)