sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
cripple; disabled person; invalid
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
for your information; I'm telling you
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
serious; not joking; straight
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
ingenuity; resourcefulness
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
future (usually near); prospects
younger scholar; future reference
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely