there being no use in arguing (about it)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
threat; intimidation; menace
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
several times (as large, over)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
carbonization; carbonisation
mockery; derision; ridicule
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
violent emotion; passion; fury
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter