to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
by myself; in person; by oneself
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
foreign; abroad; overseas
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
separate; scattered; apart
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
imagination; supposition; guess
the same generation; coeval
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
odds and ends; all; every
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat