qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
common kochia (Bassia scoparia); burning bush; summer cypress
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
university (college) professor
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
virtue; charm; merit; good point
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
barbershop; barber shop; barber
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
at the meeting; on the occasion
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
dignity; majesty; sanctity
person who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic
single word; a few words; brief comment
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
depending on; dependent on
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite