bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
twice; again; second time
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
person being waited for; person who waits
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
unexpectedly; surprisingly
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts
to pluck; to pick; to tear
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
stature; height; size; physique
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
meditation; contemplation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to step over or across; to overcome
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
at someone's (something's) mercy