milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
low quality; poor quality
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
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
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
absence; disregard; indifference
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
wild beast; wild animal; brute
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
(distant) howling; backbiting
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
length (of an animal); body length
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding