rice plant (Oryza sativa)
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
that day; the very same day
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
late at night; at a late hour
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
living in a group; communal living; community life
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
three; three years of age
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
furious facial expression
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
prohibition; inhibition; ban
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
feelings; thoughts; meaning
living together; communal life; cohabitation
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin