off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
because of; owing to; due to
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
estimate (of costs); budget
don't you think?; indicates question
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
student (esp. a university student)
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
something like ...; something called ...
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to whine; to make feeble complaints
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
endurance; perseverance; patience
shoji (paper sliding door)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy