noon; midday; daytime; lunch
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
that; the matter in question
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
no!; no no!; no, not at all
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to say; to be called; to do
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe