comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
waste of time; killing time
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
too much; excessively; too
convenient; handy; useful
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
not caring; not giving a damn
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to speak; to hear a voice
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
presence; sitting with; being with
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
forcibly; against one's will
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress