to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
turning sideways; landscape orientation
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
setting on fire; setting afire
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
three-way junction; three-way intersection
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
fast-talking; rapid talking
annotation; explanatory note; comment
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner