not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
bishop's staff; khakkhara
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
picking; collecting; harvesting
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
serious; not joking; straight
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
just you wait and see (as a threat)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
decoration; ornament; trimmings
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
counter for wheels and flowers
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure