Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
gastritis; gastric catarrh
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
to have a talk; to tell a story
scene; view; prospect; outlook
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to revere; to respect; to worship
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas