sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
great person; eminent figure
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to become possible; to become able to (do)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
what kind of; what sort of; what
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
finding fault (with); being picky
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
waste thread; lint; fluff
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
clear; precise; definite; distinct
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
spider's thread; spider silk
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge