small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
indirection; indirectness
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to become possible; to become able to (do)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
newcomer; initiate; rookie
universal love (regardless of race, borders, religion, etc.); universal benevolence
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
Judas (Apostle); betrayer; traitor
windy; windswept; harshly treated; greatly criticized
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to check; to stop; to keep back
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)
to give rein to (imagination)
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to do someone in; to bump someone off
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
to have an idea; to have a clue
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter