to break the silence; to break one's silence
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
opposite; reverse; contrary
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
general; popular; common; typical
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to gain a victory; to win
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to move forward; to move on
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
the opposite direction; the other way
all you want; as much as one wants
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to be born; to come into this world