teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to receive divine punishment
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
feeling keenly; fully realizing
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to look forward to something
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
balance beam (in gymnastics)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing