charcoal; charred remains
open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
ultimate; final; last; eventual
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
slow food (as opposed to fast food)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
traditional; conventional
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
this is why; this means; it is the case that
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
I see; that's right; indeed
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet