hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
God and man; heaven and man
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
one thin flat object; one sheet
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
society; the world; the times
beyond that point; after that
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...