bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
to slide into; to slip into
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
freezing compartment; freezer
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
directly opposite; right in front
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
matter causing distress; something causing worry
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to slap; to strike; to spank
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow