strategist; tactician; schemer
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
single flower; one wheel; full moon
three people sitting in a triangle
without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest
potato field; yam field; sweet-potato field
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
talented people tend to be of delicate constitution; men of genius tend to be of delicate health; whom the gods love die young
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
sickly; delicate constitution
(military or pleasure) expedition
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
recuperation; medical treatment
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
weak constitution; ill health
to some extent; to a certain extent
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster