haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
commitment; pledge; promise
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
indeed; really; truly; very much
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
true state; actual condition; reality
order; sequence; procedure
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
Obaku school of Zen Buddhism
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
each place; various places
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)