My words

無断

without permission without notice

真摯

sincerity earnestness

ある程度

あるていど

to some extent to a certain extent

順番

turn (in line) order of things sequential order

思い切り

with all ones strength with all ones heart resignation resolution

印

しるし -じるし しる.す - イン

stamp seal mark imprint symbol emblem trademark evidence souvenir India

知らず知らず

しらずしらず

unconsciously unwittingly unawares

観客

かんきゃく

audience spectator spectators

目立つ

to be conspicuous to stand out

びしっと

with a snap (break) cleanly (reject) sternly flatly smartly (eg of dressing up well)

必死

ひっし

inevitable death brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) frantic desperate

子守歌

こもりうた

lullaby

追い求める

to pursue

手抜き

omitting crucial steps cutting corners skimping intentional negligence

緊張感

きんちょうかん

feeling of tension air of tension tension nervousness

耳障り

hard (on the ears) offensive (to the ear) rasping rough harsh grating jarring cacophonous

楽譜

score sheet music

偏る

to be onesided to incline to be partial to be prejudiced to lean to be biased to be biassed

威圧

coercion overpowering to overpower to overawe to daunt

満たす

to satisfy to fulfill to appease to fill (eg a cup) to pack to reach (a certain number) satisfy

中止

suspension stoppage discontinuance interruption

気がする

to have a certain mood or feeling to have a hunch

聞き取る

to catch (a persons words) to make out to follow to understand

一般的

popular typical general

暮らす

くらす

to live to get along to spend (time)

与える

あたえる

to provide to afford to offer to supply to assign to cause to pass (a variable to a function) to bestow to present to give (esp to someone of lower status) to grant to award to confer

挨拶

greeting greetings salutation salute polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody polite set phrase used to express apology sympathy congratulations etc speech (congratulatory or appreciative) address reply response revenge retaliation a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)

荒い

rough rude wild

挑戦

challenge defiance dare attempt try

と共に

together with as X then Y (eg as we age we gain wisdom as wine matures it becomes more valuable etc)