to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to care for someone; to look after someone
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
wherein; therein; thereinto
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way