to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
if you think about it; come to think of it
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to put into the mouth; to eat
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to become empty; to be emptied
very hungry; starving; ravenous
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be needed; to be wanted
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
frame; framework; outline
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
preference; priority; precedence
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
every year; yearly; annually
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to overflow from something full