older sister and younger brother
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
sphere; circle; range; category
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
stealthily; secretly; in secret
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
as expected; as predicted
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
drawing a sword; drawn sword
adding up; totalling; totaling
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
primness; putting on airs; prim person; clear soup
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy