and yet; though; when; in spite of
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to watch intently; to stare
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
leading person; foremost figure
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
plum vinegar; (salted) plum juice
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to step over or across; to overcome
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable