to be boiled; to be cooked
stimulant; stimulative; excitant
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
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
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter
to become calm; to die down
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
death during sexual intercourse
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
utmost limits; extremity; limit
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
ramen; Chinese-style noodles