false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
older brother and younger sister
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to be exposed to wind; to (go out to) get some air
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
carrying (an infant, etc.) horizontally in one's arms; cradling; holding under one's arm
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
village headman; village mayor
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
terraced fields; terraced farm
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
platform shoes; thick-soled shoes
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy