bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to surround; to crowd around
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
and yet; though; when; in spite of
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
by myself; in person; by oneself
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
ago; since; before; previous
neighboring village; neighbouring village
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
within; inside of; less than
much less; to say nothing of
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount