hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be opposite; to face each other
form; shape; figure; visage
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
failure; mistake; blunder
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
firmly; solidly; heartily
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
hair on the back of one's head
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent