kneeling and worshipping; worshipping on one's knees
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the same; the said; likewise
river; stream; River; the ... river
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
chief; main; principal; major
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
long ago; a long time ago; already
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly