ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
example; specimen; sample
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to set (sun); to become dark
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
meanwhile; in the meantime
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
clear; precise; definite; distinct
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
comfort; consolation; diversion
to be too late; to be too slow
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
menial; meanness; servility; abject
reading too much into (what ... says)