to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
festival merrymaking; revelry
preparations for a journey
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
sentiment; sentimentality
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
error of judgment; miscalculation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to do over; to remake; to resume
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
meditation; contemplation
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
parting; separation; farewell
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
verbal message; word (from someone)
to head home; to leave for home
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
burning low; waning; declining
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve