coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
scattered; separated; dispersed
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to put one's strength into
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
foundation stone; cornerstone
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
pride; boast; credit (to)
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
odd piece; incomplete set; odds and ends
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
since when; from when; how long
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
change in appearance; transformation
way out; means to escape; escape route
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to cause someone to worry