child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
joke; playfulness; kidding around
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
body and soul; mind and body
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
such; this sort of; like this
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
ago; since; before; previous
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to