obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
depiction; description; portrayal
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
hereabouts; around there; that area
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
the principle of the thing
if you think about it; come to think of it
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
overlooking; turning a blind eye
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point