disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
half a point (esp. in go)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
instruction; direction; briefing
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
generation; lifetime; age
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
box; box-shape; cube-type
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to join forces; to cooperate
cooperation; collaboration
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
let's not say (such things) to each other
dullard; indecisive person
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
just one person; only one