rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
this occasion; at this time; now
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
every person; every mouth; every entrance
conference room; place of assembly
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to stop (plug) one's ears
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
proposal; offer; request; application
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to be responsive; to show immediate results
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
increased volume or quantity
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits