mystery; mysteriousness; secret
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
feeling elated; being excited; high spirits
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
good feeling; feeling good
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
several minutes; a few minutes
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
breathing techniques; breath control
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to keep in mind; to memorize
infancy; childhood; tender age
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
Kitahara Hakushuu (1885-1942)
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
fluent (in a language); flowing
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
reading aloud; recitation
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)