to turn towards; to point
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
purification of the six roots of perception
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
to mix; to stir; to blend
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
un-; non-; negative prefix
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
to repent; to be penitent
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
dispersing; breaking up; running away
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
in succession; one after another
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to speak; to hear a voice
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?