to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
gentle; mild; meek; tender
particulars; details; specified items
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
Don Juan; womanizer; libertine
soon; before long; in the near future
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
absolute basics; very rudiments
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
to pay attention; to be watchful
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
(physically) pushing and pulling; back-and-forth (in a negotiation, contest, etc.); push-pull (manual zoom or focus mechanism on a lens); weighing whether to attack or defend (with one's hand); haggling (over price); bargaining
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
equality; impartiality; evenness
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking