autofocus; auto focus; anal sex
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to make use of; to lend money
gesture; sign; hand signal
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
first tea ceremony of New Year
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
trial product; prototype model
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
article; news story; report; account
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
testimony; (verbal) evidence
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
rather; better; instead; if anything
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end