statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
emphasizes direct object of action
residence; abode; dwelling
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to be seen; to be in sight; to be able to see; to see; to be worth watching; to be worth seeing
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
looking pale; looking unwell
stepwise; one step at a time
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
aggressiveness; combativeness
tom yum goong (Thai soup dish)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
great cause; moral law; justice
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
index; indices; indicator
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)