to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
without; but if; otherwise; or else
should; must; -able; probably; likely
question; inquiry; enquiry
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
inspection; examination; checking
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one by one; one each; one at a time
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to master something (through personal experience)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
right beside; close to; nearby
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
convenient; handy; useful
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)