bonsai; miniature potted plant
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to support each other; to support one another
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
bento; Japanese box lunch
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
topic of discussion; agenda
difference; discrepancy; variation
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to throw at; to turn; to raise
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless