(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
real experience; actual observations
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to be at a loss for words
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
avatar (incarnation of an immortal being in Hindu); avatar (icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
as before; as ever; as it was originally
order; sequence; procedure
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
a few seconds; several seconds
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
several minutes; a few minutes
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you