exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
flight; desertion; escape
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
how many years; how long; what year
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to collapse into; to flop onto
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
low dining table; tea table
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam