to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
indescribable; having no way to express
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
(how) many times; (how) often
almost every day; almost daily
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
one or two; a few; small number
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal