trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
belief; faith; conviction
based on; on the basis of
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
detour; circumvention; turning movement
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to become dim; to become blurred
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
reopening; resumption; restarting
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
number of times; frequency; count
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)