acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
immigration check; immigration inspection
correspondence; exchange of letters
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
squad of swordsmen; unit armed with drawn swords; Battōtai; special police unit of swordsmen during the Satsuma Rebellion (1877)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to flare up; to fly into a rage
neat and clean; tidy; trim
tribute (to a monarch, feudal lord, etc.); taxes; taxation
sleeping pill; sleep medication
lady's pin money; cosmetics expense
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
wicked thought; wicked mind
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
meditation; contemplation
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean