gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
training; drill; practice; discipline
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
stifled (laughter); simmering
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(United States of) America; USA
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to cease; to stop; to be over
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum