facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
ascetic practice of silence
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
way; method; means; resource; course
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
scene; spectacle; sight; view
silence (not speaking); muteness
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very