one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
program competing with another in the same timeslot (programme); counterprogram (television)
aspect; phase; condition; modality
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
misreading; misinterpreting
seven vernal flowers (Java water dropwort, shepherd's purse, Jersey cudweed, common chickweed, Japanese nipplewort, turnip, and daikon)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
right (to do something); authority; power
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
polish (jewels); cultivation
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; (lit.) half-killing a snake
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
double take (esp. out of surprise)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
equilibrium; good balance; poise
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
(written) application; application form
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
world history; international history