stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
had better ...; had better not ...
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)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
why; how; for what reason
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
how many people; a number of people
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
on the occasion of; at the time of
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
eye for people; ability to judge character
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to tear up and throw away
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to tumble down; to roll down
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
electricity; (electric) light
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
covered in mud; mud-caked
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
appearance; figure; shape; form
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
often; frequently; again and again
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
legendary; fabled; fabulous
light; easy; non-serious; minor
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate