elaborate; exquisite; detailed
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
famous saying; noted haiku
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
pupil excelling his master
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
black kite (Milvus migrans); Inverness cape; filcher; sneak thief
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
unsigned; without a signature
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)