gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
finish; completion; the end
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
in deep black; in jet black
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
longer type of wakizashi (short sword)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui; traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; Shōki (WWII fighter aircraft)
everyday clothes (in China); ordinary clothes
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
dying while traveling; dying while abroad
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
carriage; movement (of the body)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
situation; developments; outcome
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
plump; with a thud; heavily
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
compensation; amends; redeeming feature