to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
madness; craziness; insanity
(not) a single person; (no) one
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
indescribable; having no way to express
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
nape (of the neck); nucha
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
pre-war days; before the war
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to encamp; to take up positions