teeth (of a rasp); rasped area
person on the path to enlightenment; Buddha; bodhisattva; high priest
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
Taurus (2nd zodiacal sign); the Bull
to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble; (arch.) to nullify someone's efforts
to strip to one's waist; to go at with might and main
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
convert (e.g. to Buddhism)
impeller; (turbine) runner; vaned wheel
epidermis; cuticle; scarfskin; endocarp
Holy Communion; the Eucharist; the Lord's Supper
to fail to catch; to ignore
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
eating a lot; excessive eating; gorging; guzzling
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
cattle manure; cow dung; cowpat; bullshit
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel