middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
selective; optional; alternative
wound suffered in a fight
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
so; to such an extent; such
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
manner of using one's hands
to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
charcoal; charred remains
the same night; that night
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
act of mercy; helping another person
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly