selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
diligent student; drudge; swot
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
inheritance; something given or received
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace