soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
until now; so far; up to the present
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
top of the head; crown of the head
to pierce through; to break through
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
extremely; terrifically; super
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
polite; respectful; reverent
testimonial; certificate of commendation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough