tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
complete; whole; perfect; safe
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
reset; fresh start; new beginning
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be forward; to be impertinent
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
accumulation; accumulate; store
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
of the same age; age-matched
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
meditation; contemplation
quick-witted; quick to understand
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
change; alteration; modification
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment