practice; practising; training; discipline
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
writing something on commission; newly written text
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
person from (the planet of)
time axis; time basis; timeline
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
one day; (on) a certain day
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
period of youth; while young
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
daytime; noon; broad daylight
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to grimace; to make a wry face
joints; points (of a speech)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
considerably; greatly; a lot
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh