reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at least; at most; (even) just
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
leopard (Panthera pardus)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
sound of thunder; large, thunderous voice
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
with a click; with a snap
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
chum; pal; dagger; stiletto; unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
corridor; hallway; passageway
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
outside of; not covered by
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
other than; excluding; without