teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to have a talk; to tell a story
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
obliteration; annihilation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
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)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to repeat; to do something over again
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
between times; when there's a spare moment