union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
plain (e.g. face); smooth; slovenly
stopping at; going no further than
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
(arch.) discarding; (arch.) abandoning; variety of street performance from the Middle Ages; casting off one's attachments (in Zen)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
without; unless; have to do
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
though one didn't intend (expect) to
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
grave maintenance; grave keeper
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
tension; mental strain; nervousness
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to daub; to brush; to touch up
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
wings of the nose (i.e. nostril)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing