to paint (draw) a picture
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
open; spacious; extensive
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
to translate; to interpret
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
popular; common; commonplace
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
interior light (train, etc.)
correspondence; exchange of letters
late at night; small hours of the morning
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
boarding house; school dormitory
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
water heater; (domestic) boiler
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water