to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
grandfather; male senior-citizen
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to walk away; to walk off
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)