study; research; investigation
step-up; advance; progress; increase
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
since then; from that time; ever since
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
devotion; attachment; infatuation
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
pleasant feeling; good vibes
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
touching; moving (to tears)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
neighbourhood; neighborhood
living by oneself; living alone
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
main question; real issue at hand
student (esp. a university student)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do