to pour into (liquids); to pump into
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
minuteness; one millionth
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to make an appeal; to urge
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)