to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
challenging members of a dojo to a fight and demanding money upon winning
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
stingy; cheap; very frugal
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to comb down; to smooth down
true character; true heart; true spirit
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
speaking of ...; as for ...
episode; anecdote; vignette
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored