the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to speak; to hear a voice
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to say; to be called; to do
again (and again); once again; yet again
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom