to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
corpulence; fatness; obesity
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
witnessing; observing; sighting
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
about when; about what time; how soon
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still