well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
beginning; opening; start; outset
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
Jetavana Monastery (India); Jetavana-vihara
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
reading aloud; recitation
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to add kana to; to add Japanese reading to
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with