(very) patient; persevering
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
calamity; disaster; accident
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
unimpressive; unimpressed
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to beat time; to mark time
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)