mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
smelling of earth; rustic
severe wound; serious wound; gash
as before; as ever; as it was originally
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
perfect; just right; ideal
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
(apportioning) in small amounts
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
for dear life; barely escaping alive
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
equilibrium; good balance; poise
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease