to turn everything into a joke; to continue joking to the last
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to stagger; to stumble; to be unsteady on one's feet
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
spirit; heart; disposition
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
construction; establishment
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
one or two; a few; small number
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
obeying; observing; following
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
battery (of artillery, cameras, etc.); barrage
whether or not; presence or absence
to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on