cock; rooster; chanticleer
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
learned priest pursuing his studies
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to stare back at; to look back at
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
transparency; degree of clearness
just because; even if; even though
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
pus; corruption; rot; evils
iron rust; iron hydroxide
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
innumerable changes; infinite variety
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans)
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
spiritual realm of humanity
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees