staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
space (room, area, outer space)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
rising; ascending; climbing
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
work-in-progress; working state
nape (of the neck); nucha
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
consequence; outcome; result; blame
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell