fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
to attempt; to test; to try out
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
item; something that one "just has to have"
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
interval; break; pause; spare moment
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
endurance; perseverance; patience
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
pride; boast; credit (to)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
(period of) a year; during an era
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
act of mercy; helping another person
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
tradition; legend; folklore
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
few decades; many decades; several decades
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
high; noble; refined; advanced
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to overflow from something full
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character