starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
new window; separate window
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
artificial internal organ
in respect of; in regard to; as for
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
counter for birds or rabbits
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to become hoarse; to become husky
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
attraction to ugly people
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
high-pitched tone; soprano
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
texture; "grain" of a fabric or cloth; direction of the loom or weave in a roll of fabric
serves you right!; see what happens!
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience