to make merry; to be festive
depression; low spirits; dejection
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
complete change; about-face
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
though; notwithstanding; although
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to burn with combativeness
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
correction; rectification; mending; repair
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
how long; how far; how much
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
is something that; is that which
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
reaching; attaining; arrival
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts