failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
late at night; at a late hour
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
the husband of one's younger sister
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
recitation; reciting from memory
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); New Taiwan dollar; Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
secular life; workaday world
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
morning cold; morning chill
in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
essential; important; crucial; vital; main