to stay (at); to stop (at)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
going upstream; swimming upstream
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
craftsman; skilled artisan
carving; engraving; sculpture
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
what kind of business; what sort of matter
without; unless; have to do
too (much); overly; excessively
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
something that goes without saying; something that needn't be said; something that should rather be left unsaid
to be equal to the task; to be up to the job; to be capable of filling the post
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
society; the world; the times
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over