a little bit; a little while
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
thorough; exhaustive; complete
finish; end; completion; result
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
this for sure; certainly is
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
sampling food or drink; tasting
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to pass (of time); to elapse