in accordance with; according to
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
short and stout; small but wide around
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
a little bit; a little while
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
of course; certainly; naturally
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
sword; blade; single stroke
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
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 pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
practice; practising; training; study
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
engagement; business; affair; use; need
three branches of Buddhist sutras
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to