exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to torment; to torture; to harass
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
brief (amount of time); short
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
showing one's face in public; facing another person
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to indicate; to show; to point to
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
seat at a table; place at a table
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
suffix for familiar person
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
main question; real issue at hand