to be palatable; to suit one's taste
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
a (single) moment; an instant
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
a long time ago; long ago
security for a loan; collateral
beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed beauty
bleep (esp. for censoring); beep
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
red light; stop light; danger signal
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to be touching; to be moving
with no effort at all; easily
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
aloneness; loneliness; solitude