metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
strike (i.e. industrial action)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
delivery; transfer; hand-over
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
salty sea breeze; salt wind
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
paints; painting material
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear