refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to talk; to chat; to chatter
property; fortune; means; assets
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
spot (glimpse, outline); sighting
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
form; shape; figure; visage