birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
indicate reason; infers some protest
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
killing two birds with one stone
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
same generation; one's generation
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
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to paint (draw) a picture
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
consecutive; continuous; successive
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
the reverse; other side; lining
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
apparent; obvious; very clear