one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
foster father; adoptive father
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
finish; finishing; finishing touches
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
in the meanwhile; during the time
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
such; this sort of; like this
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
danger; peril; hazard; risk
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to throw into; to dump in together
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to flare up; to burst into flames
pillar of fire; blazing column