to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
ago; since; before; previous
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
though; even if; whether ... or ...
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to apologize; to apologise
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to smile (at); to grin (at)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to move forward; to move on