dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to thrust down; to push off
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
underground; subterranean
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
very interesting; of great interest
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
end of life; death; annihilation
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
(one's) quota; assignment
nice; good; well-executed
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out