shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
big frame; large figure; huge body
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
triumphant return; returning in triumph
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
by means of; due to; because of; according to
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
instant; moment; for an instant
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
one's course; one's path; one's road
straight path (that people should take); straight road
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist