cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
tattling; telling on (someone)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
administration (of medicine)
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
immediately; right away; on the spot
to think of; to come up with
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
open; spacious; extensive
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in