now that; since; so long as; because
to have a talk; to tell a story
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
front; frontage; facade; main
composed expression; clear face
sudden change; complete change
speech; expression; wording; language
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
expression; look; countenance; face
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
succession; continuation; series; sequence
complete change; about-face
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
management; administration; operation
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
control; management (e.g. of a business)
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
laws and regulations; legislation
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition