nature; property; disposition
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
what time; (lit.) which hour
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
impossible to do (although wants to)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to push aside; to brush aside
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
match; game; bout; contest
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(adding) fuel to the fire
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
capable of anything; liable to do
reproachful; hateful; bitter
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
however; having said that; but
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to state; to express; to mention
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
shoji (paper sliding door)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
because of; owing to; due to