tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
leisure; leisure time; spare time
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
person who has rendered distinguished service
one's mind; the bottom of one's heart; inner feelings
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to have no chance (of succeeding)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
to become empty; to be emptied
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
recovery; rescue; recapture
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat