sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
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)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
will not do; do not; does not
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to jump upon (a moving object)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
power; might; authority; influence
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
scattered; separated; dispersed
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
in the face of; in defiance of
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to bring back; to restore