shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to buy more (of something)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
bowl of rice with a chop-suey-like mixture on it
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody