teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
strong opposition; vehement opposition
loved one; lover; sweetheart
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
deep emotion; strong feelings
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
reading circle; reading group; book club
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
three parts; three copies
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
bishop (chess piece); bishop
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe