quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
whispering; murmuring; subdued
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to raise one's voice; to shout
trivial; not amounting to much
large biceps; well-developed biceps
way of speaking; intimation
(medical) doctor; physician
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
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
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
the way one works; one's working manner
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
shady online money-making
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
tasting a food that one has previously heard of
foreign; abroad; overseas
yearned for; longed for; missed
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle