to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
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
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
year in, year out; always; 24-7
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
impossible to do (although wants to)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
looking away; looking aside
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
place; room; margin; scope
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)