always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to strangle; to constrict
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to anticipate; to foresee
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
mother goddess; earth goddess
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to soak; to steep; to macerate
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on