confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
nice; likeable; desirable
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
arrangement; pact; agreement
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to crouch; to squat; to cower
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to taste; to try (food or drink)