appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
matcha; powdered green tea
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
carving; engraving; sculpture
even if not; even without
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
thereupon; shortly thereafter
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
flipping (e.g. a page); peeling off; fluently
comic books; comics; comic; comical
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to begin talking; to open up
wherein; therein; thereinto