to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
several minutes; a few minutes
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to call each other; to call out to one another
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
way of eating; how to eat
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
cooking; food preparation
quarrel; dispute; argument
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
license; permit; licence; certificate
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to be a matter of life or death
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be boiled; to be cooked