modern person; people of today
condition; state of preservation
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to invite in; to show someone in
right side; style of Japanese court music
control column; yoke; joystick
to withdraw into oneself; to shut oneself away; to seclude oneself
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
your body; your health; yourself; you
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
hostile party; enemy side
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
out of character; unlike one
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
to lead a life; to live a life
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
firm; strong; solid; stable
colorless and transparent
perception; sensing; noticing
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
to become dim; to become blurred