the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
stone sauna; facility where one rests on towels laid on a slab of heated natural rock
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
princess; daughter of a nobleman
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to say; to be pleased to say
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
to concern; to be related
romantic film; love movie
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
wide difference; a world of difference
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing