master; teacher; stable master
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
father; dad; husband; you; he
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind