to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
patting; stroking; caressing
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
maid; helper; help; assistance
to have the privilege of doing
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense