to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
yellowish; tinged with yellow
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
heap; pile; stack; full measure
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
considerably; fairly; quite
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
when it becomes; when it comes to
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
metallic sound; metallic clank
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
musical composition; tune
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice