conviction; belief; confidence
genuine article; real thing; real deal
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
hometown; rural township (of China)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
system; organization; organisation; architecture
what kind of; what sort of; what
Yingzhou Island (said to lie in the eastern sea and be inhabited by immortals)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
separate; respective; different
sphere; circle; range; category
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
by means of; due to; because of; according to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition