undivided attention; concentration
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
as everyone knows; needless to point out
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
serious; not joking; straight
trees and stones; unfeeling person
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
naturally; of course; understandably
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
older brother; elder brother
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for