cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to not believe one's ears
every person; each one; everybody
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to pluck; to pick; to tear
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
affidavit; deposition; testimony
preface; introduction; preamble
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
done; just done; just finished
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
instead; but (on the other hand)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure