other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
expression; look; countenance; face
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
preparation; arrangements
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
training; drill; practice; discipline
practice; practising; training; study
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
correction; rectification; mending; repair
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
lately; recently; nowadays
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
flaring up; bursting into flames
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
close to the wall; alongside the wall
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person