dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
full of troubles, difficulties
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
unsigned; without a signature
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
overanxiety; needless worry
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
coming and going; commuting
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
going on an alms round (for food); going begging (for food); going to ask for alms of food; pindacara
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
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
second month of the lunar calendar
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to tie; to fix; to attach
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry