action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
way; method; means; resource; course
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
way (of doing); manner; method; means
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
half the body; half length
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to begin to walk; to set out
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
desperation; struggle to the death
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse