to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
late at night; at a late hour
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
supply; provision; raising; procurement
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
Island; insula; island; islet
to jump upon (a moving object)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter