to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
menial; meanness; servility; abject
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
front; frontage; facade; main
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
family; relatives; dependents; household
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
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 comfort; to console; to amuse
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
restoration; repair; mending
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast