reopening; resumption; restarting
tension; mental strain; nervousness
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
chopping board; cutting board
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
commencing with; including
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
briskly; quickly; promptly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to compose; to put together
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
go that far; to that extent
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...