totally willing; fully motivated
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
cake served with tea; teacake
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
how long; how much; to what extent
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
apparent; obvious; very clear
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
falling apart while cooking
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)