to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
beginning; clue; starting point
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
big leakage; uncontained leak
to add (to); to add on; to append
from the viewpoint of; according to
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to accept; to receive; to agree
party-internal; within the party
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
depending on; dependent on
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)