to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
preservation; retainment; keeping
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
androgynous; hermaphroditic
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
unification; union; oneness
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
to set aside one's interests
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
well-cooked; well-done; browned
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
every place; various places
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
one's family (home) background (environment)