to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
trap door; removable floor boards
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
anything and everything; just about everything
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to release; to sweep out; to clean out
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
library (usu. single-room); small library
way; method; means; resource; course
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)