bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
sincere; earnest; serious
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
without permission; without notice
safety zone; traffic island
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
largest class; top category
party; set; gang; company; person
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)