life; living; I; me; student
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
surname; family name; last name
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
weight stone (placed on pickles)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
don't you think?; indicates question
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to pass (of time); to elapse
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
one more time; once more; once again
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to