to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
again; once more; a second time
silence; stillness; quietness
to bring; to take; to bring about
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
comparatively; relatively
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)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
how many people; a number of people
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
assertion; declaration; affirmation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
military forces; hosts; troops
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to be boiled; to be cooked
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to ease up; to relax attention
if you think about it; come to think of it