gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to mix; to stir; to blend
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
paper airplane (aeroplane)
back off!; leave me alone!
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead