the height of folly; sheer stupidity
moo (sound of a cow); moo-cow; moo-moo
cattleman; raising cattle
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
questionnaire; survey; poll
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to become possible; to become able to (do)
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
self-analysis; autoanalysis
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
senior; elder; person older than oneself
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade