retreating figure; appearance from behind
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
study; research; investigation
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
face; looks; vestiges; trace
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
word game; wordplay; playing with words
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
effect; result; worth; use; avail
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
concealment; suppression; hiding
cooperation; collaboration
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone