execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to pause; to have a short intermission
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
contemplation; meditation
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
latest news; most recent news
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
a pair (of shoes or socks)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to burst (open); to break; to split
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman