objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to learn something through hearing
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
two (long cylindrical things)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
program (e.g. TV); programme
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
falsely similar; counterfeit
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
(not) even once; (not) ever
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to split; to be split; to splinter
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
arm; skill; efforts; ability
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
practice; practising; experience
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
while; during (the time when)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up