trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
in proportion to; just as much as
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
complete set; all; everything
for use of customers or guests
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
meditation; contemplation
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)