long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
some people; a few people; several people
disciple; pupil; follower
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to amuse oneself; to make merry
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
in person; personally; directly
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
several years; a few years
incident; affair; happening; event
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy