being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
technique; art; skill; move
two times; twice; two degrees
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
hokora; small wayside shrine
underground lake; subterranean lake
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
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.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
in accordance with; according to
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix