to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
already; now; no longer; not any more
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
special training; intensive training; crash course
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
nothing but; except; no more than
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
movie; film; motion picture
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
senior high school student
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
such ... as; or some such
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)