serious look (on one's face); straight face
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle; to find difficult to manage
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
question; inquiry; enquiry
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
progress; advance; improvement; development
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
principle; theory; fundamental truth
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
man of letters; literary man
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
first meeting; first interview with
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
utmost limit; extremity; result
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
don't you think?; indicates question
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
stirred up; inspired; moved to action
with a clang; with a bang; with a crash
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable