to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
in the meanwhile; during the time
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
by myself; in person; by oneself
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
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)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
elevation; height above sea level
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
one's own work; making by oneself
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
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.)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite