to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be annoying; to be troublesome
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
superior; superiors; senior
progress; advance; improvement; development
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to stop (plug) one's ears
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
discarding; firing (an employee)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(clenched) fist; knuckles