education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
official in charge; person in charge
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
tone (of voice); manner of talking
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
imperial court; royal court
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
multipurpose knife; Swiss Army knife
domestic affairs; internal administration
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to get one's head around; to think about
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
push-up (exercise); press-up
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink