inspection; examination; checking
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
simmer; bubble out; flow out
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
comma; decimal point; radix point
power; might; authority; influence
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
infinite loop; closed loop
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
countermeasure; counter-measure
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
many people; a large number of people
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down