easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
force of a fire; force of flames
one breath; chug!; drink!
severe earthquake; violent tremor
head of family; originator
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to comfort; to console; to amuse
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
sports-minded; sports-oriented
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
archery; mapping; map; morphism
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)