farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
absorption; suction; attraction
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
recovery; undoing; recall
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to sink (into); to get depressed
willpower; energy; vitality
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to have a meal; to take a meal
to understand from experience
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to have a meal; to take a meal
chicken broth; chicken soup
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to be needed; to be wanted
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from