several times; several degrees
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
seniority; precedence; upper seat
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
gastritis; gastric catarrh
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pierce through; to break through
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to invite in; to show someone in
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
reproachful; hateful; bitter
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
drama; play; powerful drug
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
root; source; origin; cause
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
ambiguous; polysemous; equivocal; having many meanings
blood vessel; blood relationship
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to continue to work; to work away (at)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself