to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
classical form of martial art
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
near; close; beside; third person
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
calcaneus; calcaneum; heel bone
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to complain; to make a complaint
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
self denial; self control
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan