to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
future (usually near); prospects
again and again; repeatedly
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to pack an assortment of goods, etc.
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to be prolonged; to drag on
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
about when; about what time; how soon
bakery; baker; pastry shop
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
as if it were about oneself
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
beyond comparison; incomparable
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
ago; since; before; previous
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly