hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
more than anything; above all else
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
either way; in any case; one way or another
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to knead well; to polish; to refine
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
postwar period; period after Second World War
particular; hard to please; fussy
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
clerk; office worker; office staff
imperial court; royal court
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
no!; no no!; no, not at all
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)