distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
self-examination; reflection
preparations for returning (home)
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
carefree; free from worry
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
classification; categorization; sorting
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
scene; spectacle; sight; view
victory stand; winners' podium
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
just one person; only one
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
hotel in the center of the city; city hotel
to face on; to look out on to
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)