to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
depression; low spirits; dejection
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
(divine) providence; dispensation
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
confined place; closing (an institution, office, clinic, etc.)
art of self-defense; art of self-defence