to take command; to give direction
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
individual; one by one; separate; each
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
(lower) jaw; chin; mentum; chatterbox
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
ladle; tadpole; musical note