exactly as stated; verbatim
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
and then; and so; and; so then
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to run around; to bustle about
to jump up and down; to hop
true character; real nature
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
prosperity; flourishing; success
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
study; library; den; home office; reading room
right side; right-hand side
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
three; three years of age
leather cover; leather binding
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to shut in; to confine; to contain
creation; generation; formation; derivation