condition; state (of health); appearance
tacking (in needlework); basting; planting (esp. rice seedlings); discipline; training
raison d'être; reason for being; reason for someone or something's existence
brick (used in Chinese-style buildings)
doburoku (unrefined sake)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
the lower classes; the common people
moron; idiot; stupid person
the very best; excellent; superb
flexible (of people); open-minded
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
beauty regimen; beauty treatment; cosmetic technique
earthenware baking pan; parching pan; form of punishment in which a person is forced to walk on an oiled pipe over a charcoal fire (ancient China)
ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
with all one's strength; with all one's heart; resignation; resolution
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
taijitu; cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
give-and-take; give and take
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
assumed innocence; feigned ignorance
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
both eloquent and skilled