rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
accomplishment; execution
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
action of making something; -ification
meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to refer to; to use as reference
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to hide; to keep to oneself
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
conscious; deliberate; intentional
good performance; good work; great success
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
relation; connection; relevance
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
contrary to one's expectations
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined