carving; engraving; chiselled features
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
either way; in any case; one way or another
fixed; obvious; commonplace
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
religious organization; religious organisation
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
on business; for business; business purpose
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to throw on the fire; to burn
discipline; training; teaching manners
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
way of speaking; intimation
to use and then throw away
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
a step; short distance; short time
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
northeastern part; the northeast
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
legendary; fabled; fabulous
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death