to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
about this time; about now
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
not yet known; unknown; strange
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
the four kinds of demons that make trouble for sentient beings
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
patriarch; head of a family
such; like that; in that way
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
having not the slightest idea
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
family; relatives; dependents; household
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
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)
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
trivial; not amounting to much
the same generation; coeval
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)