stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
how long; how far; how much
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
reality; actuality; hard fact
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to ask; to enquire; to query
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
locker room; changing room; dressing room
storehouse; warehouse; godown
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
in the same way as; just like
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
retiring from military service
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
box lunches for delivery; catering meal
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to have a meal; to take a meal
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to wait and see; to see how the land lies