a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
a place or opportunity to make a display of
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
receiving; acceptance; reception
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
truth is stranger than fiction
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
public opinion; public eye; discerning eye; an eye (for sth); perspective; way of looking at things
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
prevention; precaution; protection against