slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to collect; to assemble; to gather
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to rise; to erect; to get up
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out