poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to thrust before; to thrust at
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to throw into; to toss into
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
after that; afterwards; thereafter
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony