existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
here and there; in places
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to tower over the surroundings
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
outside world; physical world
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to apologize; to apologise
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
a long time (since the last time)
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to be impolite; to be discourteous