to pay attention; to be watchful
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
body and soul; mind and body
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
drone beetle (scarabaeid beetle) (Rhomborrhina japonica)
sovereign; emperor; monarch
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
very interesting; of great interest
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
another thing; exception; special case
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst