sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
sincere; earnest; serious
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
to become vulgar; to coarsen
polish; improvement; burnishing
smiling while looking at; enjoying reading
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
irritated; angry; furious
even if; even though; however; no matter how
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
boundary; bounds of the earth
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
constitution; rules; regulation
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
long (time that has passed); old (story)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet