retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
courteous; decorous; polite
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
older brother; elder brother
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
convention; tired tradition; old custom
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
rather; sooner; preferably
now that; since; as long as; provided that
rather; sooner; preferably
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)