to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
close to the wall; alongside the wall
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
blood relationship; blood relative
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
this (very thing); this precisely
main question; real issue at hand
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
one's (living) environment
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention