drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
pure heart; naivete; innocence
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
sexually transmitted disease; sexually transmitted infection; STD; STI
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
man who has sex with many women; playboy; womanizer
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
individual; private person; personal; private
to incur someone's enmity
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to be sacked; to be dismissed
early on; earlier on; from early
gang assault; mob violence; gang rape
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
newcomer; initiate; rookie
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
such ... as; or some such
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive