to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
correction; rectification; mending; repair
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
ritual acts performed under a waterfall
real intention; true motive; true meaning
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
midwinter; dead of winter
time; season; period; phase; stage
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to try to do; to attempt to do
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
distinction; discrimination
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
true character; real nature
multiplication table; times table
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to count on one's fingers