to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to keep a watchful eye on
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
competent; suitable; qualified
thing of medium quality; Koya paper
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip