falling asleep; going to sleep
waking; waking up; awakening
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to keep a watchful eye on
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
starting (e.g. of an engine); engaging (e.g. of a lock); expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach); barb (of a fish hook)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
competent; suitable; qualified
thing of medium quality; Koya paper
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything