quotation; citation; reference
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
Maitreya (bodhisattva); Ajita (one of the sixteen arhats)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
teacher; instructor; professor
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
life; living; I; me; student
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
reshuffling; job rotation
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
way; method; means; resource; course
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to comfort; to console; to amuse
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to shine; to glitter; to be bright