in proportion to; according to; depending on
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
living thing; organism; creature; biology
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
understood; I see; OK; present; here
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
sphere; counter for balls
crystal structure; crystalline structure
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
observation; survey; watching
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number