to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
feeding (animals); provisioning
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
pretension; conceit; hubris
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
belonging to no party or school of thought
the staff; inside the department
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
right beside; close to; nearby
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
quiet; still; surreptitious
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
weak force; weak interaction
to tear off; to strip; to rob
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
intensive; concentrated; focused
upper end; top; tip; top edge
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
direct connection; direct link