better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
prompt; immediate; in real time
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
already; now; no longer; not any more
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
favourable wind; favorable wind
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
many; numerous; various; large number of
gift; present; tip; bribe
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
at the meeting; on the occasion
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
(of) straightforward honesty; steadfastly honest
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
depravity; corruption; degradation
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement