adaptation; accommodation; conformity
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
chink in the armor (armour)
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
act of mercy; helping another person
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
from here; from this place
final; eventual; ultimate
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to be contrary to one's expectations
again and again; repeatedly
study; learning; tutorial
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
by all means; by all costs