vitality; ability to earn a living
work; business; company; study
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
(writing, painting) brush
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
mockery; derision; ridicule
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
invisibly; secretly; privately
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
in succession; one after another
recuperation; medical treatment
lucky day; auspicious day
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying