thought; consideration; thinking
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
curiosity; inquisitiveness
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
infants; babies and very young children
continuation; succession; series
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
curse; spell; malediction
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in that way; thus; so; so?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
assorted grains; cereals; millet
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of