lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
power balance; balance of power
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
distrust of (other) human beings
sattva (being); bodhisattva
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through