enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
if you think about it; come to think of it
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to pass (of time); to elapse
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
by means of; due to; because of; according to
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry