fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus); lemon grass
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
book; volume; this; present; main; head
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
study; diligence; discount; reduction
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be transparent; to show through