to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sublime; noble; high-minded
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
one more time; once more; once again
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
year in, year out; always; 24-7
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
while; during (the time when)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to be softened; to calm down
valid; effective; yuko (judo)