mature; becoming precocious
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
popular person; favorite; favourite
to understand; to make out
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
brothers (usu. in company, etc. names)
out-of-school; off-campus
scale; scope; plan; structure
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to eat too much; to overeat
binge eating; stress eating
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
sensual love; love affair
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay