to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
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area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
to brave a danger; to take a risk
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
point spread; point difference
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
manly; masculine; like a man
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
dock; thorough physical examination
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
to scrape off; to shave off
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
abundant harvest; bumper crop
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)