to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Buddhist (household) altar
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
declaration; proclamation; announcement
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
direct connection; direct link
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)