to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to stare back (at); to glare back
match; game; bout; contest
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to step forward; to volunteer
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
should do; ought to do; must do
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
comfort; consolation; diversion
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
to have one's knees be about to give way
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
piling shame on top of shame
hooting; jeering; heckling
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious