soft sound; dampening (of sound)
un-; non-; negative prefix
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
review (of learned material); revision
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
alternation of generations
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to invite in; to usher in
water-heater; water-boiler
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to look down on; to make light of
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
down payment; contract money
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
to degenerate; to lapse into
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
end; close; conclusion; termination
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)