to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
packed meal; packed food; packed lunch; bag lunch
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
such; this sort of; like this
this and that; one thing and another
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
custom; practice; convention; precedent
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
shop; small store; business; firm
transactions; dealings; business
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly