to be skillful (skilful); to be clever
good-natured person; nice person
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
major earthquake; large earthquake
lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
tall and steep; severe and dignified; severe and cruel
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
standing to reason; natural
Zen studies; Zen practice
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
firm and solid; sturdy and indestructible; unshakable; adamantine
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
dated; date; fixed; external
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
another (person); the other person; one more (person)