loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
like; similar to; same as
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
solely; entirely; only; or
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
the whole world; the seven seas
disciple; pupil; follower
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
self-indulgence; looseness; dissoluteness
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
influencing (a person) for good
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
firm; unshakeable; resolute
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
meeting; greeting; welcome
court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
inability to follow Buddhist teachings; person unable to follow Buddhist teachings
item; article; clause; section; point