sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
supply; provision; raising; procurement
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to move forward; to move on
beyond imagination; unimaginable
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
sugariness; saccharinity; carbohydrate
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
health; healthy; sound; fit
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
downsizing; switching from mainframe to personal computers
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once