to take a breath; to take a short rest
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
without cause; without reason
8th day of the month; eight days
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
practicality; utility; usefulness
daily necessities; everyday item
waiting room; duty room; standby room
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
packed meal; packed food; packed lunch; bag lunch
minute (unit of time); instant; moment; (meeting) minutes; record of proceedings
hometown; rural township (of China)
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to die; to lay down life's burden
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
secret meeting; secret conference
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to distribute; to hand out
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
the five fingers; leading five; top five