to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
upper; upward; upper (of a shoe); uppercut; upper (drug); stimulant
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
high achiever; student with good academic results
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
recuperation; medical treatment
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
person who has rendered distinguished service
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to show up; to appear; to turn up
traditional; customary; conventional
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to try to do; to attempt to do