arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
food and drink; eating and drinking
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to have a meal; to take a meal
one day; (on) a certain day
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
homecoming; return to one's home
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
working in the fields; working on a farm
practice; practising; training; study
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
as (for); for; in the capacity of
rather; better; instead; if anything
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to establish; to formulate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...