a cut above; one step above
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
to place firmly; to hit very hard
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
practice; practising; training; study
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
every year; yearly; annually
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
main temple building; nave
fee; charge; rate; material
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be jostling against each other
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
troublesome; pain in the butt
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead