shy; bashful; timid; reserved
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
overheating; overexcitement
certain; definite; clear; credible
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
retry; another try; another go
great physical power; animal strength
to tighten; to press hard
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to switch off; to turn off
strict order; peremptory command
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
waste of time; killing time
calm; composed; cool; quiet
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets