looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to surge; to well up; to gush out
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to send or direct a person to
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
pillar of fire; blazing column
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
covering; protection; backing; relief
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
enmity; antagonism; hostility
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
very great; enormous; serious
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
nape (of the neck); nucha
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)