heap; pile; stack; full measure
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
penalty; sentence; punishment
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
all you want; as much as one wants
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
youthful; young; young-looking
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
superstition; superstitious belief