mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
with a click; with a snap
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
older sister; elder sister
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
good person; virtuous person
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
reading matter; reading material
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
unconditionally; as a rule
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
indeed; really; truly; very much
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth