knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
direct unforked road; straight path
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
failure; mistake; blunder
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
nothing but; none other than
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to hide; to keep to oneself
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by